Chachro Raid
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The Battle of Chachro involved a division-sized assault and multiple raids by the Indian Armed Forces on the eastern town of Chachro in the Thar desert of West Pakistan. The battle resulted in India capturing the town and around 3,000 sq. miles of surrounding sandy wasteland.[5] While a large area was captured, it had little to no economic or political impact on Pakistan owing to the region's emptiness.[6]
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Battle of Chachro | |||||||
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Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |||||||
10 Para (SF) team after capturing Chachro town | |||||||
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India | Pakistan | ||||||
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17 Grenadiers 10 Para SF |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Indian claim: None |
~3,000 sq miles of sandy wastes lost [3] Indian claim: 36 killed | ||||||
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