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| date = April 2017
| date = 24 April 2017
| place = [[Sukma district]], [[India]]
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|South Asian Communist Banner.svg}} [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]]
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| commander1 = Miss Annu Ch.
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| units2 = [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF)
| units2 = [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
| strength1 = 300
| strength1 = 300
| strength2 = 99
| strength2 = 99
| casualties1 = 7 CRPF and 1 personal Guard killed
| casualties1 = 3 – 4 killed
| casualties2 = 18 CRPF
| casualties2 = 26 killed
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The '''Sukma attack''' was an [[ambush]] carried out by the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] (CPI) against Indian paramilitary forces on 24 April 2017, during the [[Naxalite-Maoist insurgency]]. It was the largest ambush since a [[April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada|similar attack in 2010]], in the neighbouring district of [[Dantewada district|Dantewada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/chhattisgarh-suspected-maoist-rebels-kill-12-soldiers-170424124924656.html|title='Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=25 April 2017}}</ref>
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 [[April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada|similar attack in 2010]], in the neighbouring district of [[Dantewada district|Dantewada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/chhattisgarh-suspected-maoist-rebels-kill-12-soldiers-170424124924656.html|title='Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=25 April 2017}}</ref>


The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in [[Sukma district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/24-jawans-killed-in-encounter-with-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma/articleshow/58343332.cms|title=Over 24 CRPF jawans killed in worst Maoist attack in years - The Economic Times|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/11-jawans-killed-in-encounter-with-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma/articleshow/58342994.cms|title=26 jawans killed as Maoists attack CRPF team in Chhattisgarh's Sukma - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/naxalites-attack-crpf-camp-chhattisgarh-sukma-jawans/1/936827.html|title=Sukma attack: 26 CRPF jawans killed, worst Naxal attack in years|last=Agarwal|first=Nikhil|date=24 April 2017|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/11-crpf-personnel-killed-in-encounter-with-naxals-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-1685343|title=Sukma Attack: 26 CRPF Personnel Dead In Encounter With Maoists|last=Prabhu|first=Sunil|date=24 April 2017|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|last2=Sanyal|first2=Anindita}}</ref> A group of 300 [[Maoism|Maoists]] attacked a 99-member troop of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/all-you-need-to-know-about-naxal-attack-in-sukmas-chhattisgarh-300-maoist-guerillas-attacked-99-member-crpf-troop-3402786.html|title=Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma: How 300 Maoists attacked 99-member CRPF troop|date=2017-04-25|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref> Three Maoists and 25 CRPF personnel were killed in the insuing firefight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/chhattisgarh-suspected-maoist-rebels-kill-12-soldiers-170424124924656.html|title='Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref>
The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in [[Sukma district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/24-jawans-killed-in-encounter-with-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma/articleshow/58343332.cms|title=Over 24 CRPF jawans killed in worst Maoist attack in years – The Economic Times|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/11-jawans-killed-in-encounter-with-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma/articleshow/58342994.cms|title=26 jawans killed as Maoists attack CRPF team in Chhattisgarh's Sukma|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/naxalites-attack-crpf-camp-chhattisgarh-sukma-jawans/1/936827.html|title=Sukma attack: 26 CRPF jawans killed, worst Naxal attack in years|last=Agarwal|first=Nikhil|date=24 April 2017|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/11-crpf-personnel-killed-in-encounter-with-naxals-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-1685343|title=Sukma Attack: 26 CRPF Personnel Dead in Encounter With Maoists|last=Prabhu|first=Sunil|date=24 April 2017|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=24 April 2017|last2=Sanyal|first2=Anindita}}</ref> A group of 300 [[Maoism|Maoists]] attacked a 99-member troop of the [[Central Reserve Police Force]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/all-you-need-to-know-about-naxal-attack-in-sukmas-chhattisgarh-300-maoist-guerillas-attacked-99-member-crpf-troop-3402786.html|title=Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma: How 300 Maoists attacked 99-member CRPF troop|date=25 April 2017|work=Firstpost|access-date=24 November 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> Three Maoists and 25 police personnel were killed in the ensuing firefight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/chhattisgarh-suspected-maoist-rebels-kill-12-soldiers-170424124924656.html|title='Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada]]
* [[2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley]]
* [[2021 Sukma-Bijapur attack]]
* [[2024 Kanker clash]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 17 May 2024

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]

See also

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References

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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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