<p>The Indian Army&nbsp;carried out an operation on the hideouts of terror group NSCN-Khaplang along the Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday.<br />
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The operation was carried out early in the&nbsp;morning.<br />
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&ldquo;Firefight occurred along Indo-Myanmar border at 0445 hrs today. Heavy casualties reportedly inflicted on NSCN(K) cadre. No casualties suffered by Indian Security Forces,&rdquo; Indian Army&rsquo;s Eastern Command said in a tweet, giving details of the operation.</p>

<p>&quot;Own troops reacted swiftly and brought down heavily retaliatory fire on insurgents. The insurgents then broke contact and fled from the spot. As per inputs, a large number of casualties were suffered by the insurgents. Own troops suffered no casualties,&quot; the Eastern Command&nbsp;said.</p>

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Sources in the government denied the operation was a &lsquo;surgical strike&rsquo;. The Eastern Command too released a statement clarifying that&nbsp;Indian troops &quot;did not cross the&nbsp;international border&quot;.</p>

<p>In June 2015, the Army had conducted a similar operation against banned insurgent groups following the killing of 20 soldiers in Manipur.&nbsp;</p>


Sources in the government denied the operation was a surgical strike

The Indian Army carried out an operation on the hideouts of terror group NSCN-Khaplang along the Indo-Myanmar border on Wednesday. The operation was carried out early in the morning. “Firefight occurred along Indo-Myanmar border at 0445 hrs today. Heavy casualties reportedly inflicted on NSCN(K) cadre. No casualties suffered by Indian Security Forces,” Indian Army’s Eastern Command said in a tweet, giving details of the operation. "Own troops reacted swiftly and brought down heavily retaliatory fire on insurgents. The insurgents then broke contact and fled from the spot. As per inputs, a large number of casualties were suffered by the insurgents. Own troops suffered no casualties," the Eastern Command said. Detailed statement attached pic.twitter.com/nbLYMLCqxQ — EasternCommand_IA (@easterncomd) September 27, 2017 × Sources in the government denied the operation was a ‘surgical strike’. The Eastern Command too released a statement clarifying that Indian troops "did not cross the international border". In June 2015, the Army had conducted a similar operation against banned insurgent groups following the killing of 20 soldiers in Manipur.

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