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Who did security forces target in Operation All Out following the attacks on civilians in late December 2014?

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Who did security forces target in Operation All Out following the attacks on civilians in late December 2014?

  1. Naxalite groups in Chhattisgarh

  2. Bodo militants in Assam

  3. Militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir

  4. Cross-border infiltration networks

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - Bodo militants in Assam

The operation was launched on 26 December 2014 after the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) killed dozens of Adivasi villagers in Assam on 23 December. It targeted that Bodo militant faction with Army, Central Reserve Police Force and state police units. The name was later used for a counter-insurgency campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, but the late-2014 operation was against Bodo militants in Assam.

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