344:. The fighting resulted in casualties on both sides, with 5 Sumi Naga being killed in firing on December 28th alone. Reports indicated heavy and intermittent firing throughout the siege, with Sumi volunteers cutting off reinforcements, as well as water lines, to the NSCN-IM camp. On December 29th, at least one more Sumi volunteer had been killed in the fighting, with both sides growing increasingly entrenched in their positions.
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