"The loud wails of a 37-year-old nurse pierce the air as she crouches near two coffins to grieve the killing of her infant daughter and five-year-old son in a blast last month. The last rites of the two children were held on Saturday, nearly a month after an improvised RPG hit their home on April 7, killing the children and wounding their mother while they were sleeping."
"The killing of the two children is yet another episode in Manipur's violent ethnic conflict between the predominantly Hindu Meitei community and the mainly Christian Kuki-Zo minority, a conflict that has claimed more than 250 lives and displaced tens of thousands of people since May 2023."
"Just the previous evening, I had called my wife. She gave the phone to our daughter. She hadn't even learned to speak yet, but she recognised my voice. I was trying to make her say 'papa', the soldier told Al Jazeera. I had never imagined it would be the last time I would hear her."
The violence in Manipur has intensified, with over 250 lives lost and tens of thousands displaced since May 2023. A recent incident involved the tragic deaths of a nurse's two children due to an RPG blast. The ethnic conflict primarily involves the Hindu Meitei community and the Christian Kuki-Zo minority. Historically, the Meiteis have dominated the plains, while the Kuki-Zo and Naga tribes are largely confined to the hills. The ongoing violence has left families devastated and communities fractured.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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