Operation Sunrise 2is a coordinated military operation which was carried out betweenIndia and Myanmar to target militant
groups.The Indian army and Myanmar Army carried out a
three-week-long coordinated operation in their respective border areas fromMay 16.The
operation targeted several militant groups operating inManipur, Nagaland and Assam.
First
Phase:
The first phase of “Operation Sunrise”
was conducted in March along the Indo-Myanmar border. In the operation a number
of camps ofnorth-east-based
militant groups were busted.
Second
Phase:
During “Operation Sunrise 2”, the
armies coordinated with each other to bust camps of militant outfits, including
theKamtapur
Liberation Organisation (KLO), NSCN (Khaplang), the United Liberation Front of
Assam (I) and the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB).Nearly
six dozen militants belonging to these groups were nabbed and several of their
camps destroyed during the operation.
India has been pushing fordeeper coordinationbetween
the armies of the two countries while guarding the border.
