Internal Security

Anti-Naxal Operations (2005–present)

1 Jan 2005

Overview

Ongoing counter-insurgency operations by CRPF, BSF, and state police forces against Maoist/Naxalite groups in the Red Corridor spanning Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra. CRPF's elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) units bear the brunt of this conflict.