Dibrugarh, July 6 -- Assam Rifles from Wakka Company Operating Base (COB), under the Khonsa Battalion in Arunachal Pradesh, successfully foiled a surprise ambush by suspected Burmese insurgents affiliated with the NSCN-KYA faction.

The incident occurred during a routine patrol movement between Khogla and Lyangche in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh, near the Indo-Myanmar border.

The patrol came under heavy and sudden fire from a pre-established ambush deep inside the dense jungle terrain. Reacting swiftly and with remarkable composure, the Assam Rifles troops launched an immediate and effective counter-assault, forcing the insurgents to retreat and abandon their position.

A subsequent search of the area led to the discovery of a ...