Kohima, Oct. 21 -- Assam Rifles personnel has repulsed the attack of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Khaplang (Yung Aung faction) attacked a camp of the Assam Rifles between Old and new village of Chenloisho village under Mon district of Nagaland on Sunday around 2.15 AM.

According to a Defence statement issued by PRO (Defence) Lt. Col. Sumit Sharma informed that "in a major attempt to derail the ongoing Naga Peace Process that is in final stages, some insurgents of NSCN-K (YA) carried out a standoff attack on a Company Operating Base in Chen area of Mon District Nagaland near Indo-Myanmar Border on the night of yesterday.

The alert troops of Assam Rifles retaliated immediately to thwart the attack. The insurgents ran away af...