Army conducts massive strike along Myanmar border, Twitter applauds #BraveIndianArmy

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The Indian Army on Wednesday conducted a massive strike against Naga insurgents leading to heavy casualties on the other side of the border. The strike on the insurgent NSCN(K) group was conducted during a "retaliatory" fire along the India-Myanmar border in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

According to a statement by the Eastern Command, a column of the Indian Army operating along Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon by unidentified insurgents of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) at about 4.45 am. "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 statement added.

Denying reports of any casualties on the Indian side, the Indian Army asserted that the troops "did not cross the international border". Army sources maintained that it was "not a surgical strike".

Twitter has gone all out supporting and hailing the Indian Army for the operation:

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra was among the first ones to applaud the Indian Army. 

Congratulations _ to the #BraveIndianArmy__ for the successful strike on the insurgents along the Indo-Myanmar border!

— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) September 27, 2017

Here's what the others have to say:

Congratulations _ to the #BraveIndianArmy__ for the successful strike on the insurgents along the Indo-Myanmar border!

— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) September 27, 2017

My heartiest Congratulations to the #BraveIndianArmy__ _for the successful #surgicalstrike on the #Myanmar https://t.co/n8nbafxjdi

— Bhabani Sankar Jena (@BhabaniJena1987) September 27, 2017

While we were sleeping, Indian Army was doing surgical strike on terrorists in #Myanmar. Fantastic #IndianArmy :-)https://t.co/HDJO9IMvJT

— Devvrat Arya (@devvrat) September 27, 2017

In major anti-terror op along India-Myanmar border,Indian Army hits terror group NSCN (K),several terrorists killed.
Gr8 Job @adgpi __ pic.twitter.com/iuuv8yRL9g

— Maj Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) September 27, 2017

#IndianArmy
Good job by#Indianarmy
Big Attack on terrorists
Near Myanmar border .
:) :)

— Vikas Guleria (@VikasGu99055147) September 27, 2017

Well done #IndianArmy . We are proud of you all. pic.twitter.com/7FX9qUoWkD

— ViralNewsBee (@viralnewsbee) September 27, 2017