Imphal, December 23: The MPA today launched a fresh offensive to drive out security forces from Dingpi village located in the highest and farthest range of Dingpi hills at about 9.15 am.

A statement issued by UNLF�s Senior Publicity Officer Ksh Yoiheiba informed that the exact figures on the part of the security forces cannot be ascertained as yet.

On the other hand, the outfit flatly rejected the Assam Rifles� claim that its six cadres were killed in two near simultaneous gun fights at S Bongjoi and Tuileng village on December 21. It also dismissed the report about busting an MPA hide-out in Chamol village and subsequent seizure of a large quantity of weapons, IED materials and stores.

Further, the UNLF maintained that Nasir Khan of Moreh arrested by troops of 24 AR on the charge of being a cadre of the outfit is an innocent civilian.

All these alleged fabricated and baseless reports being published by the security forces are aimed at covering up their increasing number of deaths and casualties in the ongoing Operation Samtal, asserted Yoiheiba.

The repeated claims of success made by the security forces might be causing confusion to the people about the exact situation of the ongoing battle, it observed while maintaining that UNLF/MPA never tell falsehoods.

Unlike security forces, it never covered up any death on its part nor deserted its deceased cadres in battle fields nor deceived families of deceased cadres, asserted the outfit.

In the Tuileng gun fight of December 21, more than five security personnel were killed and many others injured, countered Yoiheiba.

This was confirmed from the radio message of the security forces intercepted by MPA cadres, he added.

In both the gun fights at Tuileng and S Bongjoi, there was no casualty on the part of MPA cadres.

Giving details of the confrontation at S Bongjoi, the Senior Publicity Officer conveyed that as a large number of security personnel approached S Bongjoi, only two fighting sections of MPA were stationed there to engage the advancing troops while other cadres moved to more secure positions.

The gun fight between the security forces and the two fighting sections of MPA lasted for about 3 hours, it informed while reiterating that there should be some fatal casualties on the part of the troops approaching in a large number.

On Tuileng front, MPA cadres made first move firing all weapons in their arsenal just as the troops neared Tuileng.

During the intense gun fight, five security personnel were killed besides injuring more than six, claimed Yoiheiba.

Except for a minor injury to one MPA cadre on his hand, there was no other casualty, he conveyed.

Contradicting the claim of security forces that a large number of MPA cadres have crossed into Awa (Myanmar), the outfit disclosed that Myanmarese army, on the instigation of Indian armed forces, are now moving toward their boundary line with India.

The existing situation has the potential of a direct confrontation between Myanmarese army and MPA cadres, Yoiheiba said.

Yet, the MPA cadres with their superior knowledge of the terrain around Khengjoi, Dingpi and Dongyang marked by thick forests have been quite successful in their battle strategies against the advancing security forces.

Reminding the people that the ongoing battle is a battle to save the indigenous people of the land or to perish under the alleged repressive rule of the alien power, the outfit recalled the atrocious cases of Chanu Rose, Manorama etc.

The outfit further called upon the people to build a strong people�s movement against the excesses of security forces at the time when the MPA cadres are engaging security forces in the hill ranges of the land.

�Prepare for Utoop Lan to oust all central security forces from Manipur�, exhorted the UNLF.