Commando Battalion for Resolute Action

Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)
CoBRA Insignia
CoBRA Insignia
AbbreviationCoBRA
Motto"Saṃgrāmeṃ parākramī jyī"
"Victory for gallant in war"
Agency overview
Formed12 September, 2008[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionIndia
Legal jurisdictionIndia
Primary governing bodyCentral Reserve Police Force
Secondary governing bodyMinistry of Home Affairs (India)
Operational structure
HeadquartersDirectorate General, Central Reserve Police Force, New Delhi
Active Personnel[2]s10,000
Agency executive
Parent agencyCentral Reserve Police Force
Notables
Person
Anniversary
  • 12 September 2008
Website
crpf.gov.in

COBRA (backronym for COmmando Battalion for Resolute Action) is a special operation unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India proficient in guerrilla tactics and jungle warfare. Originally established to counter the Naxalite movement,[4][5] CoBRA is deployed to address insurgent groups engaging in asymmetrical warfare.[6] Numbering ten battalions as of 2011,[1] CoBRA is considered to be one of the most experienced and successful law enforcement units in the country.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "CRPF - CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, GOVT. OF INDIA". Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage - COBRA on way to fight Naxalites in Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ "About Sector | CoBRA Sector | Central Reserve Police Force, Government of India". crpf.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ Dholabhai, Nishit (7 September 2008) "COBRA on way to fight Naxalites in Jharkhand" The Telegraph, retrieved 19 June 2009
  5. ^ Indian COBRA Troops to Take on Maoist Insurgents[dead link] Defence News
  6. ^ Mund, Prasenjit; Mandal Caesar (19 June 2009). "Shadow warriors:Guerrillas wary of Cobra strike". The Times of India. Kolkata: 2.