2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar
| 2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar | |||||||
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 Para Special Forces at the Delhi Republic Day parade. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Indian Army |
 NSCN-K Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Pranab Mukherjee(President of India)  Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag(Chief of Army Staff)  Manohar Parrikar(Minister of Defence) |
Isak Chisi Swu (NSCN-K) Thuingaleng Muivah (NSCN-K) S.S. Khaplang (NSCN-K) Unknown (KYKL) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Indian Army 21 Para (Special Forces) |
NSCN-K KYKL | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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70 commandos Mi-17 helicopters[1] | 300+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 158[2] | ||||||
On 4 June 2015, NSCN-K ambushed an Indian Army convoy of 6 Dogra Regiment in Chandel district of Manipur and killed 18 Army jawans.[3] On 10 June India conducted "surgical strikes" against terrorist camps along the Indo-Myanmar international border, and inflicted "significant casualties".[4] Indian media reported the casualty figure is up to 158.[1]
Cross-border raid details
Based on Precise intelligence inputs, the Indian Air Force and 21 para (SF) carried a cross-border operation along the Indo-Myanmar border and destroyed two Militant camps one each of NSCN (K) and KYKL, along the Indo-Myanmar border. The operations were carried out inside the Myanmar territory along the Nagaland and Manipur border at two locations. One of the locations is near Ukhrul in Manipur. The army attacked two transit camp of the Naga militants.
70 commandos were reportedly involved in the operation. The commandos, equipped with assault rifles, rocket launchers, grenades and night vision goggles, were divided into two groups after they fast roped from Dhruv helicopters just inside the Indian territory near the border with Myanmar. The teams trekked through the thick jungles for at least 15 kilometers before they reached the training camps. Each of the two teams were further divided into two sub-groups. While one was responsible for the direct assault, the second formed an outer ring to prevent any of insurgents from running and escaping. The actual operation (hitting the camp and destroying it) took about 40 minutes. Mi-17 helicopters of the IAF were put on standby, ready to be pressed into service to evacuate the commandos in case anything went wrong In its statement after the operation the Indian Army said it was in communication with Myanmar and that, "There is a history of close cooperation between our two militaries. We look forward to working with them to combat such terrorism.".[1]
Indian Army has claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties (158 reported[1]) on the attackers behind the ambush on Army on June 4, which claimed the lives of 18 Army jawans of 6 Dogra Regiment in Chandel district of Manipur.[3] This has been marked as the biggest attack on Indian Army after Kargil war of 1999.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "70 commandos involved in Myanmar operation". 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "70 commandos involved in Myanmar operation". Zee News. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- 1 2 "NSCN (K) camps busted along Indo-Myanmar border". 9 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Myanmar operation: 70 commandos finish task in 40 minutes". thehindu.com. 10 June 2015.