General information
Part of Conflict: n/a
First Battle Related Death: 1997-06-25
Date when dyad reached 25 battle releated deaths: 1997-07-08
Comment on date when dyad reached 25 battle related deaths: The non-state conflict between the Kuki and the Paite is first included in UCDP data in 1997. In July of that year clashes between the two groups had resulted in more than 25 battle-related deaths.
Conflict issues
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
1997
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 297 |
| Best | 136 |
| Low | 136 |
Secondary Warring Support:
Side A (Kuki): n/a
Side B (Paite): n/a
1998
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 71 |
| Best | 5 |
| Low | 5 |
Secondary Warring Support:
Side A (Kuki): n/a
Side B (Paite): n/a
Dyad Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
1997 Dyad Archive
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The large discrepancy between the low and high number for deaths stems from the difference between the aggregate data provided by the Indian authorities, and those that could be discerned from reported events.
Comment on Active: As the fighting between the Kuki and the Paite was a spillover of the larger Kuki-Naga conflict that engulfed Manipur since 1993, tactics employed were similar. As such, most prevalent were assaults on villages, leading to arson, wide-scale destruction of property and displacement of population, as well as ambushes and attacks on means of transport used by the other ethnic groups. The conflict intensified as a pattern of retaliatory attacks became established within the affected communities. However, throughout mid and late 1997, talks were held between the various actors present within the conflict (tribal councils, tribal leaders, ethnic insurgent groups), with the goal of restoring peace.
Terminated: NO
1998 Dyad Archive
Terminated: NO
