COBRA means Commando Battalion for Resolute Action and this battalion is a special operation unit of CRPF. This unit was formed for the purpose of taking a front from the guerrilla or jungle warfare.
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The Naxal attack on Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur-Sukma border has woken the security agencies to sleep. While 22 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were martyred in this ambush, 33 soldiers were injured. The soldiers who were fighting against the naxalites were CRPF’s special cobra battalion soldiers. This battalion of CRPF was prepared only to fight the naxalites and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Learn about this battalion today.
Formed in the year 2008
COBRA means Commando Battalion for Resolute Action and this battalion is a special operation unit of CRPF. This unit was formed for the purpose of taking a front from the guerrilla or jungle warfare. The battalion fights against anti-national elements like Naxals and extremists. It was approved by the Government of India in the year 2008. Its 10 units are ready within 13 years. 2 units were prepared in 2008-2009, 4 in 2009-2010 and 4 units in 2010-2011.
Successful team of Jabanz Commandos
This battalion is headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General. Cobra is considered to be India’s most experienced and successful commando team. Training of commandos involved in this battalion is very difficult. Cobra jawans are also prepared to fight militants and naxalites, including guerrilla warfare, field engineering, detection of explosives, life saving techniques in the jungle. Their specialized training programs include jungle warfare, planning and completing operations, physical ability, map reading, GPS, intelligence and jumping from helicopters.
Two gallantry cycles named after cobras
When the soldiers are trained for intelligence, a special intelligence course is organized before that. The cobra battalion has justified its training, heaped 61 naxals and arrested 866 suspects. In addition, in 2011, Cobra Commandos also recovered a large quantity of explosives and weapons from the naxalites. The bravery of the Cobra Commandos and their indomitable courage is evident from the 9 gallantry awards they received, including two Shaurya Chakras.
Cobra commando Ashish Kumar Tiwari was given the Shaurya Chakra. He single-handedly took the iron from the Naxals. The top Naxal commander was killed in this operation. Apart from this, Assistant Commandant RV Mishra has also been honored with Shaurya Chakra. Now women commandos are also being included in the Cobra Battalion of CRPF. 34 women commandos are being inducted.
Why the naxalite attack happened
CRPF Director General Kuldeep Singh met the injured soldiers after the attack on Saturday. He said that Naxalites have been disappointed at this time. They say that the CRPF has built its camps in the deserted areas of Chhattisgarh. This is what is bothering them. He has said that now more serious operations will be conducted against him. The Naxalite attack in Chhattisgarh on Saturday is considered to be an omission of intelligence. The CRPF had input of the presence of two top leaders Madvi Hidma and Sujata. But according to the sources, there was nothing like this and it was a trap that the naxalites had laid.
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