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COBRA (backronym for ''COmmando Battalion for Resolute Action'') is a specialised unit of the CRPF created to counter the Naxalite problem in India.〔Dholabhai, Nishit (7 September 2008) ("COBRA on way to fight Naxalites in Jharkhand" ) ''The Telegraph'', retrieved 19 June 2009〕〔(Indian COBRA Troops to Take on Maoist Insurgents ) ''Defence News''〕 This specialised CRPF unit is one of the few units of the Central Armed Police Forces in the country who are specifically trained in guerilla warfare. This elite fighting unit has been trained to track, hunt and eliminate small Naxalite groups. There are currently 10 COBRA units.〔 CoBRA Sector is continuous winner of Best CRPF Anniversary Parade 2009, 2010 and 2011.〔 ==Background== In 2009, the MHA has approved raising of 10 CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) to meet the challenges being posed by naxalites.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CRPF Maintaining Peace in Nation )〕 In view of naxal's violent and focused attacks on Security Forces; it was essential that appropriate counter strategy be evolved which strikes the naxals in their stronghold.〔 Accordingly, in phased manner the CoBRA battalions were raised – 02 Bn in 2008–09, 04 Bn in 2009–10, 04 Bn in 2010–11.〔 CoBRA Battalions are well trained and adept in multi tasking skills operations in the most arduous terrain.〔 CoBRA personnel are trained in guerrilla warfare, field engineering, tracking of explosives, jungle survival techniques along with ops tactics to fight insurgents. Specialized training programme includes jungle warfare, Ops planning and execution, physical endurance, map reading and GPS, intelligence, heli-slithering.〔 Special intelligence courses have been conducted under premier intelligence agencies to train troops in intelligence collection.〔 To maintain uniformity of standards and evolution of a unique CoBRA ethos as well as training of troops, a dedicated CoBRA school of jungle warfare & tactics is under active consideration.〔 CoBRA Bn, true to its training and competence have killed 61 naxals and apprehended 866 suspects as well as recovered huge amount of arms, ammunition and explosives till 2011.〔 The CoBRA personnel's efforts have also been acknowledged with 200 plus DG commendation discs.〔 The valour and gallant actions of CoBRA have been recognised and the personnel have been decorated with 09 Gallantry medals including two Shaurya Chakra.〔 CoBRA Commando Ashish Kumar Tiwari was awarded Shaurya Chakra for single handedly pinning down a squad of Maoists which resulted in the killing of top naxal leader and Asst Commandant RV Mishra for taking down a group of 32 maoist in jharkhand in a clandestine operation with a team of only 8 and killing 5 maoist even after a mine shredded his leg while trying to save a fellow member.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Commando Battalion for Resolute Action」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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