Nagaland IED blast: NSCN vows to identify perpetrators of blast that killed Assam Rifles havildar
The NSCN (Isak-Muivah) has vowed to identify the perpetrators behind an IED blast in Nagaland that killed an Assam Rifles soldier. The group condemned the attack and reaffirmed its commitment to the ongoing Indo-Naga ceasefire agreement.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing security challenges in Northeast India and the complex role of insurgent groups in maintaining regional stability.
The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) has said it will “make every effort through all available and appropriate means” to identify those responsible for the blast that killed an Assam Rifles havildar in Nagaland on Monday (July 13, 2026).
According to an official statement, a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast killed Havildar Mohammed Iqbal, who was posted with the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School at Sukhovi in Chümoukedima district. He was from Kallar Mohra village in Jammu and Kashmir ’s Poonch district.
The NSCN, also known as the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland , condemned the “cowardly terrorist act of planting and detonating” an IED that killed an Indian soldier and injured four others.
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