Sanjukta Mukti Fouj (SMF) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি ফৌজ) is the military wing of the banned outfit ULFA in Assam, India. It was formed on March 16, 1996, and it has three full-fledged battalions – the 7th, 28th and 709th with allocated spheres of operation in HQ- Sukhni, Tinsukia/Dibrugarh and Kalikhota respectively. The rest of the battalions are said to exist only on papers.
Battalions This is a list of the battalions along with their allocated operation spheres.
NameLed byCompanySpheres of Operation 7th BattalionTapan Baruah HQ - Sukhni 8th Battalion Nagaon Morigaon Karbi Anglong 9th Battalion Golaghat Jorhat Sibsagar 11th Battalion Kamrup Nalbari 27th Battalion Pradip Gohain Barpeta Bongaigaon Kokrajhar 28th Battalion Tapan Baruah Mrinal Hazarika Prabal NeogBijay Chinese Alpha, Bravo & Charlie Tinsukia DibrugarhSivasagar 109th Battalion Laleswar Rabha Gulit Das
Drishti Rajkhowa 709th Battalion Heera Saraniya Kalikhola
Ceasefire of 28th Battalion On June 24, 2008, the A and C companies of ULFA's 28th battalion offered unilateral ceasefire and renamed themselves as “ULFA (Pro-Talk)”. This battalion is considered as the backbone of the outfit.
See also ULFA SULFA Bhomita Talukdar
References
External links Indian army