Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
It was formed in January 1994 by a faction of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) led by Namoijam Oken in conjunction with splinter groups of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).[5][nb 1] The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was formed in 1964 by Arambam Samarendra, with the objective of achieving an independent and socialist Manipur.In January 1994, it merged with the Ibopishak faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and the Meiraba faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) led by Meiraba, to form the KYKL.[3] From the beginning, the organisation appeared to have been allied with the Naga group NSCN-IM, which armed KYKL.[4] According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, the organisation is known for its ruthless measues against civilians and its campaigns to 'cleanse' the education system of Manipur.