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Article Evaluation - Syrian Liberation Front


 * The information seems relevant to the topic
 * It does not seem completely unbiased
 * In the last sentence of the leadership project, the words criminal and corrupt are used in regard to terrorist activity
 * The history section seems to be based in fact
 * There seems to be a sufficient number of citations for the article
 * One thing that could be improved is the amount of information
 * Some things that could be added are:
 * Information about attacks
 * Ideology

All Tripura Tiger Force - Outline

 * Lead Section
 * The group is said to have been formed as the armed wing of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) but since seems to have split into its own organization.
 * The group is headquartered in Tarabon in Bangladesh.
 * History
 * The Tripura Land Revenue and Reforms Act of 1960 can be seen as a source of Tripuri grievances against Bengali peoples. This act stated that any person who came into Tripura would be considered as an illegal trespasser. The Tripuri people considered Bengalis trespassers in their land so they wanted this act to take full effect. Another grievance for the Tripuri people was the fact that immigrants made up more of the population than the natives and they felt that their land was being taken over by Bengalis, who make up the majority of the population.
 * The organization began as a tribal group made up of extremists but eventually started recruiting tribal youth. This helped to grow the group and make it more powerful. By 1991, the group was a full fledged terrorist organization.
 * This group was founded under the name "All Tripura Tribal Force". In 1992, the group changed the name from "All Tripura Tribal Force" to "All Tripura Tiger Force".
 * The group has various training camps spread throughout the Srimongal and Moulavibazar districts of Bangladesh.
 * In 1993, a memorandum was issued by the ATTF. It expressed the idea that the members of All Tripura Tiger Force wished to stop their violent struggle against the Bengali people. The document also stated that there have been peace talks between the government of Tripura and the ATTF. Some members of the group decided to stay in the organization even with the memorandum, others left the group and renounced terrorism.
 * After some group members left, the All Tripura Tiger Force was partly revived through the renewed vivacity of the remaining members. However, at the time of the memorandum, the group was at its strongest point yet with 1600 members. Now, the group is said to have about 600 members.
 * In 1997, the Indian government issued a ban under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against the ATTF due to the rioting caused by ethnic division in the Tripura region.
 * In 2004, there was a movement for peace with the Bengali peoples but it never came to pass. This was a move for peace led by Ranjit Debbarma that came with conditions. The primary condition was that Bengalis who entered Tripura after 1949 should be considered foreigners. All the conditions of Debbarma's demands were denied and no further progress towards peace has been made.
 * In October 2018, the Indian government denounced the All Tripura Tiger Force and The National Liberation Front of Tripura for its violent activities. The ATTF and NLFT were given the chance in 2019 to defend their recent actions when a team from the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs investigated both the organizations. They hoped to prevent the organization from being named as terrorist by the government of India.
 * Linkages
 * The Global Terrorism Database suspects that the group has been operating under or with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). The group has been linked to other organizations such as the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), and the National Liberation Front of Arunach Pradesh (NFLA). These groups are said to have been linked through extortion and drug-trafficking networks that cross the border between India and Bangladesh. The ATTF was caught in 2003 smuggling ammunition and explosives from Bangladesh to Nepal for Maoist insurgents. The Bangladesh RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) uncovered various All Tripura Tiger Force hideouts with large amounts of ammunition and explosives scattered along the Satchhari Forest, close to their headquarters in Tarabon.


 * Operations
 * According to the Global Terrorism Database, the ATTF has committed 7 claimed attacks and another 7 suspected attacks. The first claimed attack occurred in October 1992. The latest recorded attacks was committed in November of 2017. The attack was an armed assault on police patrol which left four people dead. While all of their attacks have had relatively few casualties, their most lethal attack was in May 2003. The attack occured in Mohorcherra, India against civilians and resulted in a total of 19 deaths.
 * Leaders
 * As of 2016, the leadership of the group is as follows:
 * President - Ranjit Debbarma
 * Vice-President - Chitta Debbarma (also known as Bikash Koloi)
 * Organization Secretary - Upendra Debbarma
 * Publicity Secretary - Malinjoy Reang
 * Communication Secretary - Subbodh Debbarma
 * Finance Secretary - Asit Debbarma
 * Ranjit Debbarma was arrested in 2017 on sedition charges and was also thought to have been trying to form a new regime of terrorism in Tripura with the All Tripura Tiger Force and the National Liberation Front of Tripura. He was also arrested in Dhaka in 2012.
 * Objectives
 * To rid all Bengali peoples from Tripuri areas - specifically those who entered after 1956
 * The returning of Tripuri lands to their original owners as provided under the act of 1960
 * Removal of Bengali immigrants who moved to Tripuri areas after 1956
 * To make the Tripura Merger Agreement of 1949 happen in the region.
 * This agreement allowed Tripura to officially become a part of the Indian Union. Even though Bangladesh was still incorporated into India at this time, this would further separate the Tripuri peoples from their Bengali neighbors.
 * See Also
 * References
 * GTD page for All Tripura Tiger Force
 * Tripura.org.in - https://jami.tripura.gov.in/download/TLR_ACT.pdf 
 * https://www.firstpost.com/india/centre-imposes-fresh-ban-on-two-insurgent-groups-in-tripura-indulging-in-violent-subversive-activities-to-establish-independent-nation-5317071.html
 * http://tripurapolice.gov.in/PresentPhaseInsurgency
 * https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/IN_930823_MemorandumSettlementTripuraStateATTF.pdf
 * https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indiatripura-1949-present/
 * http://northeasttourism.gov.in/tripura.html#sthash.D7herILF.dpbs
 * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/what-prompted-bengali-majority-tripura-to-forgive-bjp/articleshow/63155511.cms

**COMMENTS**

Terrorism Peer Review:

This is a good article that includes important information and details in order to understand All Tripura Tiger Force. I will note a couple things that I think you could review but for the most part, this was well-written.

The fourth bullet point under the "Lead" section says “the group as a full-fledged terrorist organization.” I would suggest changing the phrasing of this to something less casual along the lines of “a functioning terrorist organization.”

It might be helpful for the reader if you put a subsection under "History" dedicated to the counterterrorism efforts enacted by the Indian government. The last two bullet points differ slightly from the other historical information provided previously in the article. It might be beneficial to notify the reader that those two bullets are what seem to be the history of the counterterrorism efforts of the Indian government.

In your "Operations" section, I would suggest including a little bit more information about their attacks. It is mentioned in the article that the first known attack occurred in 1992 and the last one occurred in 2017. You could add in when the other attacks occurred to establish any patterns in their behavior, like when the group lies dormant for a while.

The "Leaders" section provides a good visual to the reader as to who is running the group and in whose hands the group lies. You mention below the list of leaders a little history of the President, but a little more history on him, or some of the other leaders, might be helpful. If you can find the information about Debbarma’s education or upbringing, maybe something along those lines to give a different perspective on him.

Overall, I think that your article has crucial information and provides enough information to understand who the group is and why they became a terrorist organization. There did not seem to be any spelling and grammar issues that I could detect.