2017 Sukma attack

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Sukma attack
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date24 April 2017
Location
Sukma district, India
Belligerents
Communist Party of India (Maoist)  India
Units involved
Central Reserve Police Force
Strength
300 99
Casualties and losses
3 – 4 killed 26 killed

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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  1. ^ "'Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years". Al Jazeera. 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Over 24 CRPF jawans killed in worst Maoist attack in years – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ "26 jawans killed as Maoists attack CRPF team in Chhattisgarh's Sukma". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ Agarwal, Nikhil (24 April 2017). "Sukma attack: 26 CRPF jawans killed, worst Naxal attack in years". India Today. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ Prabhu, Sunil; Sanyal, Anindita (24 April 2017). "Sukma Attack: 26 CRPF Personnel Dead in Encounter With Maoists". NDTV. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma: How 300 Maoists attacked 99-member CRPF troop". Firstpost. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ^ "'Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


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