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From Facebook to The Frontline : Two Manipur-based Cadres of Kuki Armed Extremist Group UTV Document Combat Training, Camp Life, Collaborations Between UTV and Myanmar-based Chin-Kuki Armed Groups, Claimed Military Operations in Myanmar and Manipur and the Church-Militancy Nexus

There is something profoundly revealing about an armed movement documenting itself. For years, insurgent organisations depended on secrecy. Today, the smartphone has changed the equation. Fighters can become influencers, camps can become content and footage intended for an audience of sympathisers can leave behind a remarkably detailed digital trail. That trail now warrants serious scrutiny …