Three KNF militants killed in Army operation in Bandarban: ISPR
The firefight broke out when Army personnel raided the hideout deep in the jungle
Three militants of the armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been killed in a gunfight with the Bangladesh Army today (24 November) in the dense forests of Ruma upazila in Bandarban district.
According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Army initiated the operation based on a tip-off about the location of a clandestine hideout used by the KNF.
A firefight broke out when Army personnel raided the hideout deep in the jungle, the ISPR said.
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The identities of the three deceased militants have not been confirmed yet.
During the operation, a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the site, the ISPR release mentioned.
The KNF, a separatist organisation operating in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has been involved in various violent activities, including attacks on security forces and civilians, as part of their quest for an autonomous state for the Kuki-Chin ethnic group.
