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Army promises to hit back hard on Manipur militants

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Imphal: The Army on Tuesday vowed to hit back hard on the militants who carried out an ambush which killed six Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur’s Chandel district on Sunday.
“In counter-insurgency operation it is a matter of initiative and opportunity. They have been able to get this opportunity but it is not long before we hit back and we will hit back very hard,” Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding of 3 Corps, told reporters here.
The Army and Assam Rifles have been continuously running an intensive combing operation to trace the militants in the deep jungles near Indo-Myanmar border, where the incident happened on Sunday afternoon.
Refusing to divulge details of the operations before the media, Krishna said the search was on in the jungles. “I can assure you no setback can ever dilute the resilience of the Indian Army. We are trained to be resilient. This type of casualties is a setback for everybody but it is also an opportunity to bounce back and bounce back with a bigger success,” he said, adding strong action cannot be taken at the press of a button.
On the security situation in Manipur where 18 army personnel were killed in the same district last year in an ambush by NSCN(K) militants, the officer said, “After one year they have been able to get this opportunity but we will wrest this opportunity and initiative very soon”.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh condemned the incident. We stand united in the fight against insurgents and will continue to strive for furtherance of peace in the region, he said. (PTI)

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