CNI News
17 August 2025
The 79th Naga Independence Day was jointly celebrated by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang/Anmai (NSCN-K/AM), led by Anmai, and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in the Naga region of Myanmar.
According to a statement from NSCN-K/AM, the 79th Naga Independence Day, which fell on August 14, 2025, was celebrated jointly by the NSCN-K/AM and NSCN-IM forces in the United Base Area (as the Naga armed groups call it), located within Myanmar’s Naga Self-Administered Zone.
The NSCN-K/AM group stated, "A photograph of the combined force of the Naga Army NSCN-K and NSCN-IM was taken and displayed at the combined camp in the United Base Area on the Nagaland in Myanmar on August 14, 2025. This force is clearly present with the unified strength of an armed strategy to protect the motherland."
The NSCN-K/AM was formed on July 2, 2023, by Anmai, who was expelled by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang/Yung Aung (NSCN-K/YA).
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), which was formed in 1980, split into two factions in 1988 due to internal disagreements: the NSCN-K, led by Khaplang, and the NSCN-IM, led by Isak Chishi Swu and Muivah.
Of these two Naga armed groups, the NSCN-K/AM is based in Myanmar, while the NSCN-IM is based in India. However, the NSCN-IM also has a presence and operates in the Naga areas within Myanmar.
