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December 2014 Assam violence

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922:, resulted in the deaths of 65 people by Bodo militants, and led to widespread protests by tribal people. The protests turned violent, leading to three more deaths at the hands of the police and a retaliatory attack of the Adivasi on Bodo villages, which resulted in the death of some Bodo people. On 26 December, the 1128:
A joint delegation of the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) and the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA), led by their presidents Pramode Boro and Raphael Kujur, visited the Bodo and Adivasi relief camps on Monday. They appealed to the inmates not to believe rumour-mongers, who were out
963:. After two NDFB cadre were killed by Assam Police, the NDFB militants attacked villagers at 6:25pm on 23 December 2014 in 3 districts of Assam: Kokrajhar, Sonitpur, and Chirang. They killed around 65 unarmed Adivasi, including 21 women and 18 children. The attacks happened during preparations for 942:
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), a militant group which has been indulging in violence against immigrants since the late 1990s. The group signed a ceasefire with the Indian government in 2005, but one of its factions — NDFB(S), which is led by IK Songbijit — has opposed peace talks
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to destroy unity among the people of the two communities. Both leaders demanded that the government ensure adequate security for the displaced villagers to return home and enable Bodo and Adivasi students to continue the new academic session beginning in January.
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and 4,620 from the Indian Army had already been deployed and ordered to eliminate the remaining militants, who were estimated to number around 80. In addition, around 2,000 personnel from the border force
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in the Sonitpur district, the police fired rounds to disperse the crowd when the protest march turned violent. Police killed three Adivasi protestors. In retaliation, the Adivasi killed three
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On 26 December 2014, the Indian Government declared that they had launched "Operation All Out" to eliminate the NDFB militants. This was declared by the Chief of the Army Staff,
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in the Sonitpur district. The total death toll reached 85. Both communities burned houses and damaged property in different parts of the state. The violence also spread to the
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with the government. NDFB(S) warned of retaliation when the Assam Police launched an operation against them. On 21 December 2014, the Assam Police killed two NDFB militants.
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were deployed to help maintain stability. The Indian Army has been using its helicopters to carry out aerial surveys of the affected regions.
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was imposed in parts of the three districts. 55 companies of central paramilitary forces were deployed. The investigation was assigned to the
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migrants to the NDFB(S), but the NDFB denied its involvement. The December attacks, described as one of the worst massacres in the history of
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In December 2014, a series of attacks by militants resulted in the deaths of more than 76 people in India. The attacks took place in the
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declared the launch of Operation "All Out" to eliminate the NDFB(S) militants. It deployed an estimated 9,000 soldiers of the
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and other officials. They reviewed the situation and agreed to necessary steps.
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The next day, thousands of Adivasi people marched in protest. At
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with the government for the establishment of a separate nation (
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districts on 23 December 2014. They were attributed to the
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Urmi Bhattacharjee, Deepshikha Ghosh (26 December 2014).
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For Operation All Out Kashmir launched in 2017, see
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Index

Insurgency in Northeast India
Assam
India
National Democratic Front of Bodoland
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Terrorist attacks in India
List of terrorist incidents in India
Indian Parliament
1st Srinagar
Raghunath (Mar)
Akshardam
Kolkata
Jammu and Kashmir
2nd Jammu & Kashmir
Rafiganj
Raghunath (Nov)
1st Mumbai
Kurnool
2nd Mumbai
3rd Mumbai
4th Mumbai
5th Mumbai
Ayodhya
Jaunpur
Begumpet
1st Delhi
1st Bangalore
Ahmedabad

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