Indian govt cancels truth with rebels

India’s federal government called off a six-week truce today with separatist rebels in Assam and ordered the resumption of military operations in the north-eastern state, the state’s top official said.

The decision to end the August 13 cease-fire follows an escalation in violence and extortion threats by rebels belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom, or ULFA, S. Kabilan, Assam’s chief secretary, told the Associated Press.