Indian Army avenges militant attack in Manipur with 'surgical strike' along Myanmar border

[[Bregs]]

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This Mi-35 chopper was one of five flying in the direction of the Manipur-Myanmar border near Haflong on June 6. (Biju Boro/HT Photo)

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Thirty minutes, from ‘insertion’ to ‘kill’ to ‘out’. Forty of India’s toughest fighting men, commandos from the elite 21 Para (Special Force) Regiment, in two teams. Russian-made Mi-35 attack helicopters of the Indian Air Force. Two rebel camps, four km deep in Myanmar. Both destroyed with surgical precision and extreme prejudice.

Indian paratroopers conducted cross-border strikes on two insurgent camps in Myanmar early on Tuesday, inflicting "significant casualties" five days after 18 soldiers were killed in Manipur in the worst attack on security forces in 30 years.

Tuesday’s operation wasn’t just about revenge or hot pursuit; the strikes were pre-emptive. "In the course of the last few days, credible and specific intelligence was received about further attacks that were being planned within our territory," a statement released by the army said.

Releasing details of the operation, the army said it had inflicted "significant casualties" but didn’t give a precise number. Sources said at 22 militants were killed in the twin strikes on camps located well within Myanmar territory.

A similar number were said to be injured, and the others were scattered by the ferocity of the attack that involved use of the machine guns mounted on the Mi-35s. These guns fire the heavy and incredibly powerful 12.7 mm round at the mind-boggling rate of about 4,000 rounds a minute, what is referred to as ‘hosepipe’ in army slang. Little survives such firepower, and in Myanmar early on Tuesday, little did.

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The rare cross-border strike was supervised at the highest levels, HT has learnt. National security adviser AK Doval and defence minister Manohar Parrikar monitored the operation that began at 3 am Tuesday. “Myanmar was informed about the plans but the strikes at two locations were conducted by our army,’’ an official said.

Doval, who dropped out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weekend tour of Bangladesh at the last minute, Parrikar and army chief Gen Dalbir Singh, who put off a visit of the UK following the Manipur ambush, coordinated the operation.

Intelligence reports and satellite images of insurgent camps were shared with Myanmar. “One attack took place opposite Chassad in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, the other, opposite to Noklak in Nagaland’s Tuensang district,” home ministry sources said on condition of anonymity.

An "immediate response was necessary" to counter the assault being planned by "groups involved in earlier attacks on our security personnel", the army said. The statement, however, didn’t say if the "significant casualties" included those responsible for the June 4 Manipur attack.

The camp close to Manipur was known to be a Peoples Liberation Army, a Meitei outfit, base, sources said. Members of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and other Meitei insurgent groups also camped there. Meitei are the majority ethnic group in Manipur, where several insurgent outfits continue to oppose the state’s union with India.

The camp close to Noklak was a Khaplang base, sources said. “It is suspected that top leaders of the Khaplang faction including Starson Lamkang (the self-styled finance minister, or ‘kilonser’) may have been at the camp,” sources said. Lamkang is believed to be involved in the June 4 ambush that was claimed by the NSCN (K). The outfit had in March ended the ceasefire with the Indian government.

Indicating that more strikes could be coming, the army’s statement said they were in touch with the authorities in the neighbouring country.


Indian Army avenges militant attack in Manipur with 'surgical strike' along Myanmar border

 

[Icewolf]

I guess now India and Pakistan are on the same page against insurgencies.

 

[[Bregs]]

I guess now India and Pakistan are on the same page against insurgencies.

Yes there must be zero tolerance for terrorists in both countries

 

[Skull and Bones]

I can only guess the fire power Apaches will bring to the arsenal, and the tactical advantage of Chinooks.

 

[Shoonya]

Doval, who dropped out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weekend tour of Bangladesh at the last minute, Parrikar and army chief Gen Dalbir Singh, who put off a visit of the UK following the Manipur ambush, coordinated the operation.
This is what India wants. Foreign Visits can wait. Salute to Brave Soldiers and to Modi Sarkar

 

[jaiind]

it would be good, if we had used LCH instead of mi 35 for these missions

 

[Icewolf]

it would be good, if we had used LCH instead of mi 35 for these missions

LCH will fall down

 

[jaiind]

LCH will fall down

I hope you are not the pilot on LCH

 

[magudi]

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This Mi-35 chopper was one of five flying in the direction of the Manipur-Myanmar border near Haflong on June 6. (Biju Boro/HT Photo)

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Thirty minutes, from ‘insertion’ to ‘kill’ to ‘out’. Forty of India’s toughest fighting men, commandos from the elite 21 Para (Special Force) Regiment, in two teams. Russian-made Mi-35 attack helicopters of the Indian Air Force. Two rebel camps, four km deep in Myanmar. Both destroyed with surgical precision and extreme prejudice.

Indian paratroopers conducted cross-border strikes on two insurgent camps in Myanmar early on Tuesday, inflicting "significant casualties" five days after 18 soldiers were killed in Manipur in the worst attack on security forces in 30 years.

Tuesday’s operation wasn’t just about revenge or hot pursuit; the strikes were pre-emptive. "In the course of the last few days, credible and specific intelligence was received about further attacks that were being planned within our territory," a statement released by the army said.

Releasing details of the operation, the army said it had inflicted "significant casualties" but didn’t give a precise number. Sources said at 22 militants were killed in the twin strikes on camps located well within Myanmar territory.

A similar number were said to be injured, and the others were scattered by the ferocity of the attack that involved use of the machine guns mounted on the Mi-35s. These guns fire the heavy and incredibly powerful 12.7 mm round at the mind-boggling rate of about 4,000 rounds a minute, what is referred to as ‘hosepipe’ in army slang. Little survives such firepower, and in Myanmar early on Tuesday, little did.

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The rare cross-border strike was supervised at the highest levels, HT has learnt. National security adviser AK Doval and defence minister Manohar Parrikar monitored the operation that began at 3 am Tuesday. “Myanmar was informed about the plans but the strikes at two locations were conducted by our army,’’ an official said.

Doval, who dropped out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weekend tour of Bangladesh at the last minute, Parrikar and army chief Gen Dalbir Singh, who put off a visit of the UK following the Manipur ambush, coordinated the operation.

Intelligence reports and satellite images of insurgent camps were shared with Myanmar. “One attack took place opposite Chassad in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, the other, opposite to Noklak in Nagaland’s Tuensang district,” home ministry sources said on condition of anonymity.

An "immediate response was necessary" to counter the assault being planned by "groups involved in earlier attacks on our security personnel", the army said. The statement, however, didn’t say if the "significant casualties" included those responsible for the June 4 Manipur attack.

The camp close to Manipur was known to be a Peoples Liberation Army, a Meitei outfit, base, sources said. Members of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and other Meitei insurgent groups also camped there. Meitei are the majority ethnic group in Manipur, where several insurgent outfits continue to oppose the state’s union with India.

The camp close to Noklak was a Khaplang base, sources said. “It is suspected that top leaders of the Khaplang faction including Starson Lamkang (the self-styled finance minister, or ‘kilonser’) may have been at the camp,” sources said. Lamkang is believed to be involved in the June 4 ambush that was claimed by the NSCN (K). The outfit had in March ended the ceasefire with the Indian government.

Indicating that more strikes could be coming, the army’s statement said they were in touch with the authorities in the neighbouring country.


Indian Army avenges militant attack in Manipur with 'surgical strike' along Myanmar border

bro the saddest thing is feku using this opportunity to prop up his image via PR campaign [HASHTAG]#56inchrocks[/HASHTAG] when he had nothing to do with all this

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

bro the saddest thing is feku using this opportunity to prop up his image via PR campaign [HASHTAG]#56inchrocks[/HASHTAG] when he had nothing to do with all this

No he didnt.It is the media doing the PR for him because this decision came from the PMO and he had everything to do with it which Manmohan Singh and even Atal Bihari Vajpayee lacked.

Had this man been in Kargil he would have even crossed the IB forget the LOC.

You have Generals praising him so much on the national news channels..they cant be paid right?

Fck politics atleast praise someone when they need to be.

 

[Levina]

You have Generals praising him so much on the national news channels..they cant be paid right?

The fact that army has given out details of such an operation itself is a proof that IA and its decisions are backed by Indian govt; earlier our soldiers were sitting ducks.

 

[magudi]

No he didnt.It is the media doing the PR for him because this decision came from the PMO and he had everything to do with it which Manmohan Singh and even Atal Bihari Vajpayee lacked.

Had this man been in Kargil he would have even crossed the IB forget the LOC.

You have Generals praising him so much on the national news channels..they cant be paid right?

Fck politics atleast praise someone when they need to be.

lmao you hindutva brigade and your dreamland fantasies make me laugh - Indian army has done this before and Will continue to nothing to do with an NaRI PM

 

[cirr]

It seems that the freedom fighters can do with some anti-aircraft weapons，such as shoulder-fired SAMs 。

 

[[Bregs]]

No he didnt.It is the media doing the PR for him because this decision came from the PMO and he had everything to do with it which Manmohan Singh and even Atal Bihari Vajpayee lacked.

Had this man been in Kargil he would have even crossed the IB forget the LOC.

You have Generals praising him so much on the national news channels..they cant be paid right?

Fck politics atleast praise someone when they need to be.

There are reports of army having done operations against these terrorists in Burma before too, its not a first time. now the govt policy is more open and in past it used to be under wraps

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

It seems that the freedom fighters can do with some anti-aircraft weapons，such as shoulder-fired SAMs 。

Freedom fighters in Tibet and Xinjaing are deprived of firearms currently, so supplying them with shoulder mounted SAMs is secondary.