Indian forces kill Naga rebels near Myanmar border

This photo taken on February 8, 2020 shows India's Nagaland, as seen from Longwa village in Myanmar's Sagaing region. India’s security forces killed six separatist Naga militants in an exchange of gunfire in a northeastern state bordering Myanmar, police said. - AFP

GAUHATI, India, July 11 (AP): India’s security forces killed six separatist Naga militants in an exchange of gunfire in a northeastern state bordering Myanmar, police said.

The fighting took place early Saturday as India’s paramilitary soldiers and police officers raided a militant hideout in a thick forest in Arunachal Pradesh state, said state police chief R.P. Upadhayay.