New Delhi: Armed clashes between Kuki and Naga groups in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Thursday (July 2) led to a resurgence of violence in the conflict-torn state as over 30 houses in villages along the India-Myanmar border were reportedly set on fire,. While security forces deployed additional personnel in the area, Kuki and Naga organisations issued contradicting accounts, each accusing armed groups from the other community of carrying out the coordinated attacks.According to police officials quoted by Deccan Chronicle, the altercation began on Wednesday (July 1) morning in the Sahamphung police station area, when armed men allegedly attacked a Naga village from a neighbouring Kuki village, setting several houses on fire. The violence subsequently spread to other settlements along the border region, with retaliatory attacks reported from both sides. Security forces have since launched area domination operations as the situation remains tense. No casualties have been reported so far.Among the worst affected villages was Phaimol, a Kuki-Zo settlement where nearly 20 houses were torched by armed groups, forcing the residents to flee. Attacks also damaged several Naga villages, including Shangkalok, Kongkan Thana and Huimine Thana, where houses and other infrastructure were set ablaze, as per the Deccan Chronicle report.Both communities have given completing narratives, shirking the responsibility for the attacks. Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) alleged that cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) along with members of the Maynmar-based Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) cross the border and attacked Phaimol. According to The Hindu, the organisation also questioned security arrangements, noting that the Assam rifles had vacated its post in the village a day before the incident. It called for an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the withdrawal.Naga organisations, on the other hand, have rejected these allegations and accused armed Kuki groups, including sections of the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) and armed village volunteers, of initiating the violence. As per The Hindu report, the Eastern Command Naga Village Guard claimed the arson was part of a pre-planned operation intended to justify subsequent attacks on nearby Tangkhul Naga villages. The organisation added that 20 camps sheltering 365 Burmese refugees were also set on fire.The renewed escalation in tensions comes weeks after the recovery of the bodies of six Naga civilians in Kangpokpi district deepened hostilities in the region.