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February - 2 
A large group of militants from the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), including senior commanders such as action group chief Ajan Ch Momin alias Jimmy, have reportedly shifted base to North Garo Hills region to evade the ongoing
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A large group of militants from the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), including senior commanders such as action group chief Ajan Ch Momin alias Jimmy, have reportedly shifted base to North Garo Hills region to evade the ongoing Police operation in the eastern region, reports The Shillong Times. The revelation came following the surrender of a cadre from the group at Rongjeng on February 2. The GNLA militant from the 4th batch of recruits, Webstar G Momin alias Kamosha (23) surrendered to Rongjeng Police after fleeing from his sentry post somewhere in North Garo Hills on January 31. He revealed that he first arrived in Tura on a public transport and left a concealed pistol behind before heading to Rongjeng to give himself up. The surrendered cadre was part of a large group of heavily armed militants led by GNLA action commander Jimmy who moved out of East Garo Hills to escape the Police heat from ongoing counter-insurgency operations. Close to forty armed GNLA militants are said to have migrated to the neighboring northern District of Garo Hills as part of the armed group’s strategy.
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February - 3 
Garo National Council (GNC) in Kamrup District, and Garo Women Council condemned the recent abduction of two persons - Dhansingh Rabha (JCB driver) and Heman Rabha from Gindopara in North Garo Hills District, reports The Sentinel on Februar
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Garo National Council (GNC) in Kamrup District, and Garo Women Council condemned the recent abduction of two persons - Dhansingh Rabha (JCB driver) and Heman Rabha from Gindopara in North Garo Hills District, reports The Sentinel on February 4. The abduction has raised tension among the local residents where villagers have been engaged in efforts to bring back peace among the two communities in the region. A public meeting was held at Santipur where GNC condemned the abduction by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants led by its northern ‘area commander’, Philiport.
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February - 4 
A wanted Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant was shot dead while many others were suspected to have sustained injuries in an encounter in a remote village in South West Garo Hills District on February 4, reports The Morung Express. Act
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A wanted Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant was shot dead while many others were suspected to have sustained injuries in an encounter in a remote village in South West Garo Hills District on February 4, reports The Morung Express. Acting on a tip off, special Police teams raided Santogre village in the District during which an encounter took place between the Security Force (SF) personnel and the GNLA militants numbering around six-seven of them who were holed up at the camp, Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Operations) G H P Raju said. The militant who received fatal bullet wounds was identified as Reading M Sangma. A 7.65 mm pistol with one magazine and two live rounds, two 7.65 shells and seven empty cases of 7.62 and ammunition for AK rifles was recovered from the site of the encounter. A GNLA ID card belonging to Reading M Sangma, a black bag containing a small diary containing phone numbers and other items were also recovered, Raju said.
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February - 5 
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Police arrested four over ground workers of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) at Betasing-Ampati road in South West Garo Hills District on February 5, a BSF report said on February 7, reports The Shillong T
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The Border Security Force (BSF) and Police arrested four over ground workers of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) at Betasing-Ampati road in South West Garo Hills District on February 5, a BSF report said on February 7, reports The Shillong Times. As per the report, the troops first arrested three GNLA workers – Nikson Marak (29), Keni Ch Marak (24) and Wenstar M Marak (29) and recovered two motorcycles, three mobile phones and one demand letter of INR one million addressed to one Momin Chos, a resident of Betasing. Following leads provided by the arrested over ground workers, Police later arrested another GNLA worker Senred Ch Marak (22) from his village Multagre and recovered one mobile phone with one Indian SIM from his possession.
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February - 5 
Two Policemen were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Jadagitim under Nangalbibra Police Station in South Garo Hills District on February 5, reports The Sentinel. The tw
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Two Policemen were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Jadagitim under Nangalbibra Police Station in South Garo Hills District on February 5, reports The Sentinel. The two injured constable belong to the West Khasi Hills based 4th Battalion of the State Police. Superintendent of Police (SP) of South Garo Hills District Anand Mishra said that the blast was the handiwork of a hardcore militant Timtam who functions under the direct command of the GNLA ‘Finance Secretary’ and ‘area commander’ identified as Rakkam.
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February - 8 
The state government has sent feelers to initiate talks with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, an official source said on February 8, reports The Shillong Times. The source said that during the last meeting of the Meghalaya Hom
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The state government has sent feelers to initiate talks with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, an official source said on February 8, reports The Shillong Times. The source said that during the last meeting of the Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri with the Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh in 2015, the issue of talks with GNLA and other militant groups was raised. The source added that the stand of the UHM was clear that the state can go ahead inviting the militant outfits for talks. Following this, the state government has sent feelers to GNLA, but the reply from the outfit is awaited, the source added. Earlier, the state government had sent feelers to Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), but the militant outfit is yet to respond to the talks offer.
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February - 9 
The Garo Students Union (GSU) and North Garo Hills Vigilance Forum on February 9 expressed confidence in the Government's intention to hold parleys with rebel outfits of Garo hills, reports The Telegraph. In a statement, the General Secretar
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The Garo Students Union (GSU) and North Garo Hills Vigilance Forum on February 9 expressed confidence in the Government's intention to hold parleys with rebel outfits of Garo hills, reports The Telegraph. In a statement, the General Secretary of GSU, North Garo Hills unit, Wilness Marak, said, "The effort of the government is in the interest of the people of Garo hills. The fact that the government has sent feelers through various agencies to the outfits is an indication that the government is taking the matter seriously. We urge the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to take the matter very seriously and come forward."
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February - 10 
The attempt on the part of the suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)-United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) combine to attack the Police personnel in Resubelpara in North Garo Hills District was foiled, following the recovery of Improvised E
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The attempt on the part of the suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)-United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) combine to attack the Police personnel in Resubelpara in North Garo Hills District was foiled, following the recovery of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and arrest of a person by a joint team of both Assam and Meghalaya Police from Goalpara District of Assam on February 10, reports The Shillong Times. Police sources said that GNLA ‘area commander’ Philiport D Shira and Deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ of ULFA Drishti Rajakhowa had a plan to target both Meghalaya and Assam Police personnel by placing powerful remote controlled IEDs in three junctions between Resubelpara and Krishnai on January 26 and also after the church function. Police came to know about this development when one Pintu Ch Marak, a former Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) member, who later joined GNLA under Philiport, surrendered before the Police in North Garo Hills District without arms. Based on the revelation of the cadre, one Malsing R Marak was arrested on the outskirts of Resubelpara and three remote controlled IEDs and gelatins sticks were recovered from a house at Kalaring village adjacent to the forest area of Dorenkitip in Assam. Later, all the IEDs were defused by a bomb disposal team of Meghalaya Police.
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February - 11 
“No one can just start talking to a banned organisation unless they abandon all unlawful activities. The GNLA (Garo National Liberation Army) and other armed groups have to demonstrate their sincerity and seriousness to join the mainstream and
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“No one can just start talking to a banned organisation unless they abandon all unlawful activities. The GNLA (Garo National Liberation Army) and other armed groups have to demonstrate their sincerity and seriousness to join the mainstream and not to engage in unlawful activities before any peace initiative is proposed,” Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said dismissing media speculations on Government sending feelers to the GNLA, reports The Shillong Times on February 12. Sangma said that the media cannot rely on unofficial or unconfirmed sources for such reports as they are dangerous when viewed from the legal perspective. “In the case of banned outfits, the State Government is in a continuous process of consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and unless there is a designated interlocutor jointly approved by the MHA and the State Government, talks cannot just happen at the whims and fancies of any group or their representative who might be posing as a self styled interlocutor,” Sangma added. The Chief Minister said that his Government is exploring all possibilities of bringing the armed outfits to the mainstream so that they can engage in productive activities but only after following due process.
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February - 11 
Police arrested three hardcore Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, identified as Kancha, Hinen and Limbu, working under Rakkam, the ‘finance secretary’ of the outfit, from Siju Wathre under Nongalbibra Police Station in South
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Police arrested three hardcore Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, identified as Kancha, Hinen and Limbu, working under Rakkam, the ‘finance secretary’ of the outfit, from Siju Wathre under Nongalbibra Police Station in South Garo Hills District on February 11, reports The Shillong Times. The trio was involved in providing vital information about Police movements to GNLA besides collecting phone numbers of businessmen for extortion purpose, Police said. During interrogation, they revealed that GNLA used to pay them INR 3,000 for every successful abduction and extortion.
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February - 11 
The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), on February 11, expressed its willingness to come forward for talks, reports The Telegraph. The outfit has asked the government to appoint an interlocutor for holding negotiations. "If the Meghalaya
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The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), on February 11, expressed its willingness to come forward for talks, reports The Telegraph. The outfit has asked the government to appoint an interlocutor for holding negotiations. "If the Meghalaya government is really sincere for talks, let them (the government) appoint an interlocutor and hold talks with Champion R. Sangma," said a release issued by the GNLA's ‘publicity secretary’ Gantong Ch. Marak. GNLA ‘chairman’ Champion is a former Deputy Superintendent of Police-turned-rebel who is at present lodged in Shillong jail. "He (Champion) is available 24 hours," Marak added. The release said according to the constitution of the outfit, the ‘chairman’ is the right person on behalf of the outfit to hold talks. "The GNLA will abide by the decision arrived at a meeting between Champion R. Sangma and a government-appointed interlocutor," the release stated. The outfit also stated clearly that to create conducive atmosphere for talks, it is willing to declare a unilateral ceasefire.In Shillong, the state government on February 11 announced that it was "keen" and "open" for dialogues with proscribed outfits like the GNLA and the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) provided they abjured violence. A statement from the state government in Shillong stated the GNLA and the HNLC would also have to desist from "anti-national" activities such as calling strikes on important national days and stop criminal activities, including extortion, abductions and killing of civilians. The statement was issued following media reports, which appeared in a section of the print media, stating that interlocutors had been appointed to facilitate talks with the HNLC and that feelers had been sent to the GNLA for initiation of the peace process. "These pre-conditions are necessary to ensure positive participation in any peace process by the state and central governments and create an atmosphere which would be conducive to appointment of interlocutor(s)," the statement added.
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February - 14 
there is division within the State Government on initiating peace talks with both GNLA and Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), sources said on February 14, reports The Shillong Times. While there was an offer from a section of the Governm
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there is division within the State Government on initiating peace talks with both GNLA and Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), sources said on February 14, reports The Shillong Times. While there was an offer from a section of the Government to the militant outfits to come forward for talks, the militant groups were prompt to respond and expressed their willingness to hold talks, report said. However, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma recently denied the media reports of appointing interlocutors and inviting the militant groups for talks. A minister in the Cabinet said that while two interlocutors were making efforts to reach out to HNLC, the State Government had sent feelers to GNLA to come forward for talks. In response, the HNLC had reminded the Government that it had already declared unilateral ceasefire, while GNLA said that it was willing to declare ceasefire.However, the Chief Minister, while denying any fresh move to send feelers to militant outfits in the state had said, “In the case of banned outfits, the State Government is in a continuous process of consultation with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and unless there is a designated interlocutor jointly approved by the UMHA and the State Government, talks cannot just happen at the whims and fancies of any group or their representative who might be posing as a self styled interlocutors”. According to the Chief Minister, no one can just start talking to a banned organisation unless they abandon all unlawful activities. Some senior Home Department officials are also in the dark about sending fresh feelers to both GNLA and HNLC for talks. However, the sudden response from GNLA and HNLC to hold talks has surprised them. Police are also skeptical in holding talks with HNLC as the Police personnel consider that the outfit has been neutralized to a large extent.
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February - 15 
welcoming the move of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to sit for talks with the Government, the peace committee including Church bodies along with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and residents of the region asked the outfit to be serio
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welcoming the move of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to sit for talks with the Government, the peace committee including Church bodies along with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and residents of the region asked the outfit to be serious about their dialogue offer, reports The Assam Tribune. The peace committee further asked the State Government to speed up the process of selecting interlocutors for the process so that peace could return to Garo Hills. The peace committee also decided to meet the Chief Minister at the earliest and request him to take up the matter seriously.
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February - 19 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested an over ground worker (OGW) of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Job D Shira in Rajapara in South West Khasi Hills District, reports The Sentinel on February 20. Two mobile phones with one SI
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested an over ground worker (OGW) of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Job D Shira in Rajapara in South West Khasi Hills District, reports The Sentinel on February 20. Two mobile phones with one SIM card were recovered from his possession. He was involved in serving GNLA demand notes to the various persons. He had escaped from the clutches of Chokpot Police few days back. He had been working for GNLA since 2010, sources said.
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February - 22 
Abducted trader from Adokgre, identified as Batchu Jain was released unharmed by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants in an isolated area of North Garo Hills District on February 22 early morning, a week after he was taken away at gunpoint
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Abducted trader from Adokgre, identified as Batchu Jain was released unharmed by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants in an isolated area of North Garo Hills District on February 22 early morning, a week after he was taken away at gunpoint while travelling to his home in neighbouring Assam’s Dhupdhara town in Goalpara District, reports The Shillong Times. Police sources revealed that the trader was released by GNLA militants after his family allegedly paid a ransom of INR 2.5 lakh on February 21 following which the banned outfit let him off at an isolated spot somewhere along the Assam-North Garo Hills border between 3-4 AM on February 22. North Garo Hills Police were unable to question him as the family of the victim had quickly taken him away to Guwahati within hours of his release. It is believed that the militants behind the abduction were compelled to release him early on the directions of the GNLA ‘high command’ due to the pressure mounted on them from the ongoing police operations to flush them out.
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February - 24 
A constable was injured during an exchange of fire with suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants when an abduction attempt by the outfit was foiled by the Police on February 24, reports The Assam Tribune. The incident occurred when th
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A constable was injured during an exchange of fire with suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants when an abduction attempt by the outfit was foiled by the Police on February 24, reports The Assam Tribune. The incident occurred when the Police foiled the bid to abduct traders from the Gabil weekly market, at the tri-junction of three Districts of East, West and North Garo Hills. According to information, a Police team was returning from Gabil market, when an unidentified gunman fired at the Police while the latter were in the midst of abducting two traders. Havildar Sengbath Marak sustained injury on his hand, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) - Law and Order, GHP Raju.
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On February 25, Police had seized 47 IEDs during a combing operation in the District. A joint team of Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos, assisted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), l
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On February 25, Police had seized 47 IEDs during a combing operation in the District. A joint team of Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos, assisted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), launched a combing operation on February 24 night, to flush out militants from the Durama range, added Deccan Herald. “Yesterday we have busted few camps and recovered 46 IEDs. This is alarming since we have inputs that ULFA (I) [United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I)] cadres were also in these camps with GNLA. Since the Northeast insurgent groups have formed a new front, we have to investigate more into their designs,” said GHP Raju, Inspector General of Police (Operations) of Meghalaya Police.
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February - 25 
Meghalaya Police launched the third phase of the ‘Thunderstorm-3’ operations against the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and recovered 47 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from the militant infested area of Durama in East Garo Hills
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Meghalaya Police launched the third phase of the ‘Thunderstorm-3’ operations against the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and recovered 47 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from the militant infested area of Durama in East Garo Hills District on February 25, reports The Sentinel. The IEDs were planted by the militants of GNLA and the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) in Doengkhugre area and in a village in Durama hill range, Police said. “Altogether, we seized 40 IEDs and at least 15 Molotov cocktail bombs from two locations and thus averted a major tragedy,” Davies Marak, Superintendent of Police (SP), East Garo Hills, said. He said a suspected overground worker of the GNLA, who is believed to have planted IEDs, has been arrested. However, Police refused to divulge his identity citing security reasons. Encounters were on two fronts with the GNLA militants. One was with the group under the ‘deputy commander in chief’ Rupanta D Shira group and the other was with the group led by Acheng. “Both the groups manage to flee and we recovered IEDs that are meant to target the police”, informed Marak.
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February - 26 
Around 16 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) during an operation on the hideout of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) at Pathalgre village in East Garo Hills District on February 26, reports The Sentinel
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Around 16 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) during an operation on the hideout of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) at Pathalgre village in East Garo Hills District on February 26, reports The Sentinel. Sohan D' Shira, ‘commander-in-chief’ of the GNLA managed to escape along with his accomplices.
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February - 26 
Meghalaya Police arrested two arms dealers, Rajiv Sangma and Malstone Sangma, from the Baija locality of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on February 26, reports The Telegraph. Nearly 180 rounds of 7.62 sniper rifle ammunition were recovered
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Meghalaya Police arrested two arms dealers, Rajiv Sangma and Malstone Sangma, from the Baija locality of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on February 26, reports The Telegraph. Nearly 180 rounds of 7.62 sniper rifle ammunition were recovered from their possession. Police said the consignment was for the GNLA militants.
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February - 26 
Police recovered of a large number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a stronghold of the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in East Garo Hills of Meghalaya, reports The Shillong Times on February 27 (today). Assam Police believes t
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Police recovered of a large number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a stronghold of the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in East Garo Hills of Meghalaya, reports The Shillong Times on February 27 (today). Assam Police believes that the presence of such a large number of IEDs at this juncture in Garo Hills area of Meghalaya definitely looks ominous for the poll-bound State. Director General of Police (DGP) Assam, Mukesh Sahay said that any threat to the upcoming Assam Assembly elections will be seriously dealt by the Police, which is also geared up to tackle communal forces ruthlessly, adds The Hindu. “Threat, either from militants or any other source, will be seriously dealt with,” Sahay said. “In the past, there have been instances of candidates having financial dealings with militants. This time such instances will be treated as terror offence under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA),” the DGP said.Also, reacting to the press release issued by Inspector General of Assam Rifles - North (IGAR-N) and published in the local, regional and section of the national dailies on January 26, 2016, with regard to the some northeast insurgents involved in narco-terrorism, Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) expressed dismay that their organization was named as being involved in the “cultivation and trade of opium in Kachin province of Myanmar”, reports Nagaland Post. In a statement, ULFA-I ‘Assistant Information and Publicity Secretary’ ‘Captain’ Arunudoy Asom objected and refuted the statement.
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February - 28 
Five powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), one of them weighing 20 kilograms, were recovered from a school in Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on February 28, where Security Force (SF) personnel retreat after the day’s operation
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Five powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), one of them weighing 20 kilograms, were recovered from a school in Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on February 28, where Security Force (SF) personnel retreat after the day’s operations, reports The Shillong Times. Police said that the IEDs were planted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in the school primarily to target the SF personnel who take shelter whenever they come for operations in the village and surrounding areas. A Police official said that the matter came to light after the arrest of a hardcore GNLA worker. According to Police, based on specific source information, East Garo Hills Police arrested the GNLA hardcore civilian cadre, Enison Ch Momin alias Vodafone (34), from Adugre village. Enison has been working for GNLA for the last five years.
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February - 28 
The peace committee which had welcomed the move of both the Meghalaya Government and the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to hold discussions, met Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma recently seeking speeding up of talks with the militant outfit, re
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The peace committee which had welcomed the move of both the Meghalaya Government and the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to hold discussions, met Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma recently seeking speeding up of talks with the militant outfit, reports The Assam Tribune on February 29. The peace committee comprising the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC), Garo Students Union (GSU) -interim, All A'chik Youth Federation (AAYF), A'chik Students' Welfare Association (ASWA), Post Graduate Student Union (PGSU), Tura Government College Students Union (TGCSU), Mothers Union, Church leaders and senior citizens of Garo Hills, called on the Chief Minister with an appeal to take a serious note on the GNLA peace talk offer. They also submitted a memorandum to the CM.
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