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North East : Special force to fight insurgency

	May 12, 2008

The country will soon have a Special Action Force (SAF) to quell insurgency. It will comprise young officers and jawans from the CRPF especially trained in counter Naxal operations including jungle warfare and guerilla tactics. The SAF is designed to incorporate the team-based approach of Andhra Pradesh’s Greyhounds. It is proposed to be trained by former Greyhounds boss K. Durga Prasad. Starting with an initial strength of ten battalions, the SAF will have a very young age profile wit ...