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The Sukma attack was an ambush carried out by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) against Indian paramilitary forces on 24 April 2017, during the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency. It was the largest ambush since a similar attack in 2010, in the neighbouring district of Dantewada.[1]
The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India.[2][3][4][5] A group of 300 Maoists attacked a 99-member troop of the Central Reserve Police Force.[6] Three Maoists and 25 police personnel were killed in the ensuing firefight.[7]
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References
- ↑ 'Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years. Al Jazeera(25 April 2017).
- ↑ Over 24 CRPF jawans killed in worst Maoist attack in years – The Economic Times. The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ 26 jawans killed as Maoists attack CRPF team in Chhattisgarh's Sukma. The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ Sukma attack: 26 CRPF jawans killed, worst Naxal attack in years. India Today(24 April 2017). Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ Sukma Attack: 26 CRPF Personnel Dead in Encounter With Maoists. NDTV(24 April 2017). Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ↑ Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma: How 300 Maoists attacked 99-member CRPF troop. Firstpost(25 April 2017). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ 'Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years. www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.