Two NSCN-K (Ang Mai) cadres were killed and one injured in an alleged mortar attack at a camp in the Pangsau area of Myanmar, according to reports.
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DIMAPUR — Two cadres of Ang Mai-led NSCN/GPRN (K) were reportedly killed and one injured after Yung Aung-led NSCN-K faction carried out a mortar attack in a makeshift camp within the premises of Khamtaing village church compound in Pangsau area of Myanmar early morning around 5 am on January 9.
According to reports, the attack occurred around 5 am at a camp located within the premises of the Khamtaing village church compound. The outfit alleged that the mortar attack was launched by cadres of the NSCN-K.
Those killed were identified as Lieutenant Avi of the Naga Army from the Pochury region and Sergeant Peyao Konyak of the Naga Army from the Konyak region, both from India, the report said.
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The Ang Mai-led NSCN said it has exercised “maximum restraint” over the years in the interest of Naga unity and peace despite what it described as repeated provocations by the Yung Aung-led faction. It claimed that between 2024 and 2025, more than 20 cadres of the Yung Aung-led faction had been detained but were later released unconditionally as a goodwill gesture.
“Our cadres were dispatched to the Pangsau area with prior information and peaceful intent, believing that dialogue and restraint would prevail,” the report quoted the group as stating.
The outfit alleged that the attack was carried out under the supervision and instigation of Yung Aung and Joseph Lamkang, and claimed it involved collusion with non-Naga armed allies aligned with the Yung Aung-led faction. It further alleged that its cadres had been misled into being portrayed as having offensive intent, a claim it described as false and malicious.
Expressing grief and outrage over the deaths, the Ang Mai-led NSCN conveyed condolences to the families of the deceased cadres, stating that their sacrifice would not be forgotten.
The group also expressed gratitude to church leaders and public leaders in the Pangsau area for their “timely initiative and responsibility” in safeguarding the bodies and conducting burial rites.
Calling for condemnation of the incident, the outfit urged Naga civil society organisations, church bodies and the public to denounce what it described as a “reckless and irresponsible act,” placing responsibility for the incident on those it alleged had planned and executed the attack.