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cobra commandos

Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) is a special batallion of Indian Army specialized in guerrilla warfare. A CoBRA company has about 100 personnel each. The CoBRA does operations based only on intelligence inputs and has been raised as a team of highly-trained commandos who neutralise the enemy and destroy their hideouts with minimal collateral damage. The CoBRA Battalion was raised in 2009 by the central government under CRPF to act as a special guerrilla combat wing for tackling violence perpetrated by Naxalites as well as insurgents in the northeast. In May 2017, a squad of about 2,000 CoBRA commandos were deployed in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to defang the Maoists and their arsenal. Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on security forces recently like the one where 25 CRPF men were killed in the Burkapal area of the district on April 24. 12 CRPF men were similarly killed by Maoists on March 11 in Sukma.

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Church leaders’ killings spur Centre’s hardline security push in Manipur

TNN / May 14, 2026, 22:40 (IST)

The assassination of Manipur's foremost church leader heralds a critical juncture for the central government's attempt to reestablish stability. With elections approaching, an extensive mobilization of elite CRPF units, complete with advanced technology like drones and armored vehicles, is set to combat the prevalent gun culture and reinforce the rule of law in the tumultuous region.

COBRA commando injured in Maoist-triggered IED blast in Chhattisgarh

TNN / Oct 11, 2025, 15:28 (IST)

A Cobra commando sustained minor injuries in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. The incident occurred during a routine patrol near a Forward Operating Base in the Pujari Kanker area. Security forces have launched a search operation and intensified patrols to prevent further attacks.

Women in CRPF may receive cobra training

TNN / Apr 02, 2016, 05:07 (IST)

The Central Reserve Police Force is not averse to the idea of imparting the rigorous Cobra commando training to its women personnel.

Maoist top gun from Jadavpur University falls to cops

TNN / Mar 27, 2010, 03:10 (IST)

Top Maoist squad leader Bikram alias Abhisek Mukherjee was gunned down along with three others by cobra commandos in Hathilot forest of Jangalmahal as over 1,500 forces tighten the noose on the rebels.

Teen shot dead by CRPF men

TNN / Dec 09, 2011, 05:34 (IST)

cobra commandos of the CRPF shot dead a 14-year-old boy mistaking him for a militant at Dolamora in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday morning.

cobra commandos to bedeployed in Chhattisgarh

TNN / Dec 17, 2008, 01:48 (IST)

The anti-naxalite drive in the country will get the long-awaited boost when the first batch of 1,000 elite commandos belonging to Cobra will be pressed into fighting naxalites...

Elite CoBRA gear up for first R-Day outing on Rajpath

PTI / Jan 13, 2015, 18:50 (IST)

The first time that an American President attends the Republic Day function as the chief guest will also mark the maiden outing at the annual parade of India's elite jungle warfare commando contingent, CoBRA, whose combat overalls have been patterned on that of the US special forces.

IEDs seized in major op against Maoist leaders, DRG jawan hurt

TNN / Jun 22, 2023, 08:14 (IST)

CoBRA commando injured in Naxalite encounter in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Feb 23, 2018, 17:10 (IST)

A senior police official said that the jawan, part of the CRPF's elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) 208th battalion, took bullets in his leg during the firefight in the interiors of Kistaram on Friday morning.

Meet the commando who shot Kishanji

TNN / Nov 26, 2011, 05:59 (IST)

Among the teeming security forces in Burishole jungle was a quiet, young commando with a bandaged hand.

16 Naxalites killed in Dantewada encounter

PTI / Jun 29, 2012, 09:44 (IST)

Sixteen Naxalites were killed and six CRPF jawans injured after a fierce overnight encounter in the jungles of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.

Two CRPF commandos killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

PTI / Aug 07, 2012, 09:36 (IST)

Two CRPF commandos were killed in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district early on Monday.

Cobra rescued from SSH building in GMCH

Jul 07, 2023, 08:21 (IST)

418 snakes rescued in two months

TNN / Jun 15, 2023, 08:07 (IST)

Forest dept issues advisory after spurt in deaths due to snake bites

Jun 25, 2023, 08:31 (IST)

Cobra rescued from house spits out chicken

TNN / Jun 10, 2023, 08:16 (IST)

CRPF mulls inducting its women warriors into anti-Naxal commando force

TNN / Jan 22, 2021, 04:26 (IST)

CRPF commando of Azamgarh killed in Naxal attack in Bihar

TNN / Jul 19, 2016, 20:26 (IST)

A pall of gloom descended on the dalit basti of Gauspur village in Nizamabad area of Azamgarh district when people came to know about the killing of a CRPF COBRA commando and native of the village Sinod Kumar in Bihar naxal attack.

Odisha, Chhattisgarh cops in joint fight against Maoists

TNN / Nov 05, 2022, 08:28 (IST)

bhubaneswar odisha police their chhattisgarh counterpart and shall soon set up a joint task force jtf with its camp in nuapada the camp will be manned by personnel from odisha police chhattisgarh police crpf and commando battalion for resolute action cobra the broader objective of the jtf is to address the odishachhattisgarh border issues in nuapada in a seamless manner and also to prevent the interstate movement of maoists.

CoBRA commando killed in Sukma encounter with Naxals

PTI / Jan 01, 2022, 03:55 (IST)

A commando of the CRPF's jungle warfare unit CoBRA was killed in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, a police official said.