Terror has a new name in ASSAM

Battleground N-E

Political instability in Bangladesh and the growth of jihadi terrorism organisations has its most visible fallout in India’s northeast, which has witnessed a sudden spurt in terror activities including suicide bombings, something that was not in the repertoire of the indigenous groups. Of much greater concern are footprints of Pakistan’s ISI in ULFA activities and creeping Islamisation in these parts that has security quarters in India in a tizzy. ULFA, according to security think tank Stratfor, had pumped $6 million into Bangladesh’s elections, funding 15 candidates of Awami League and BNP. The postponement of the elections has unsettled ULFA, but not to the extent of prompting its leaders, Paresh Barua and others, from leaving their luxurious homes in Dhaka. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s ISI is reportedly working with Bangladesh’s intelligence agencies to increase financial and terror links between ULFA and other jihadis — the aim apparently being to bring militant and jihadi groups operating in these states under one umbrella. The first suicide bombing in Assam took place on April 9 this year, which pointed to a qualitative change in ULFA’s tactics. This is a favourite modus operandi of Islamist groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan. An internal assessment of security agencies which has been submitted to the Bangladesh government, reveals that the breeding grounds of terror lie in the 1,800-km belt in north and south Bangladesh, bordering northeast India. According to the report, this area is a safe haven for as many as 176 training camps of Indian ultras. ULFA leads the list with the highest number of training camps — 38 — within the terror belt which stretches from Sherpur district in the north, bordering West Garo Hills in Meghalaya, to Cox’s Bazaar in the south near Myanmar. Similarly the National Liberation Front of Tripura (Biswamohan) reportedly has 34 camps spread along the Bangladesh-Tripura border in three Bangladesh districts of Rangamati, Moulavi Bazar and Khagrachari and one at Dhanmandi in Dhaka. The All Tripura Tiger Force also has 15 camps in the same belt. Also in the list are locations of camps of Borok National Council of Tripura and Bru National Liberation Front in Rangamati district. The National Democratic Front of Bodoland has 14 camps, Dima Halam Daogah of NC Hills district of Assam has one camp in Maulvi Bazaar, Meghalaya's Hyniewtrep National Liberation Council has two, the People’s Liberation Army has sixteen, Kongeiyawal Kamba Lup has three, United National Liberation Front has one, People’s Revolutionary Front of Kangleipak one, Kamatapur Liberation Organisation eight, Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam 11 and Islamic United Reformation Protest of India has three camps reportedly located in madrassas in Kurigram district. Indian intelligence agencies are also concerned about "suspect activities", particularly in the 96 madrassas and 243 mosques in Dhubri in south-western Assam. Long an area of strife and unrest, the north-east now seems to have become a battleground against terrorism.

Save your Motherland

In mothers day think for your motherland too

What would you do for Assam???

Hi everybody, as you all know our motherland is neglected by everybody, it feels great pain when sometimes my colleague ask me where is Guwahati/jorhat/dibrugarh/golaghat etc. sometimes some of them ask me where is Assam, dont you think that is too much, these people think Assam is full of Forest and we are junglees living there, also thanks to ULFA, people now think that behind every tree in Assam there is an Extremist hiding, ready to fire at you, is the situation such Bad in Assam? i am asking this question to everybody, is it this bad?

given a chance to improve the tarnished image of Assam what would you do? leave your comments and probably one day we will be able to make our motherland the top State in the country.

Introduce yourself

Hi I am Ranjit Gogoi, born and brought up in Ghy i am a hardcore assamese from my heart, i am simple and i personally think i am very down to earth, though my thoughts are not.. as an Aquarian by birth i am more independent and do not like to be dominated, and like being amongst frenz. its a hard fact that , i am scared of loneliness. i dont like being alone. I would request all my frenz to introduce themselves through this platform and get acquainted with one another and create a world full of love and care.