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| India rebel offensive intensifies | India rebel offensive intensifies |
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| Indian security forces have intensified their operations against Maoist rebels, officials say. | Indian security forces have intensified their operations against Maoist rebels, officials say. |
| Thousands of forces have joined those already operating in jungle areas of three eastern states where the rebels have a formidable presence. | |
| A major security offensive - Operation Green Hunt - to flush out the rebels is under way in several states. | A major security offensive - Operation Green Hunt - to flush out the rebels is under way in several states. |
| More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight for communist rule in many Indian states. | More than 6,000 people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight for communist rule in many Indian states. |
| The rebels have a presence in about a third of India's 600-odd districts. | |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist insurgency as India's "greatest internal security challenge". | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist insurgency as India's "greatest internal security challenge". |
| The newly-arrived federal forces are now moving into the jungles of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand states that may house a number of rebel hideouts. | The newly-arrived federal forces are now moving into the jungles of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand states that may house a number of rebel hideouts. |
| West Bengal police chief Bhupinder Singh said 6,000 new forces had arrived in the state's Purulia and West Midnapore districts, which have seen rebel violence. | West Bengal police chief Bhupinder Singh said 6,000 new forces had arrived in the state's Purulia and West Midnapore districts, which have seen rebel violence. |
| In neighbouring Jharkhand state, police chief Neyaz Ahmed said that federal forces along with local armed police had begun attacking rebels hideouts in the jungles. | In neighbouring Jharkhand state, police chief Neyaz Ahmed said that federal forces along with local armed police had begun attacking rebels hideouts in the jungles. |
| "We have seized a lot of explosives and destroyed a few rebel camps," he said. | "We have seized a lot of explosives and destroyed a few rebel camps," he said. |
| With the chance of peaceful negotiations with the government fading, the Maoist military wing chief Koteswara Rao has threatened to attack targets in cities across Bengal and Orissa. | With the chance of peaceful negotiations with the government fading, the Maoist military wing chief Koteswara Rao has threatened to attack targets in cities across Bengal and Orissa. |
| But Mr Rao said his offer of a 72-day ceasefire with government forces still stands. He has also named three "intellectuals" to mediate between the government and the rebels. | But Mr Rao said his offer of a 72-day ceasefire with government forces still stands. He has also named three "intellectuals" to mediate between the government and the rebels. |
| The government has not reacted to the latest demand of the rebels, and called some of their demands "bizarre". | The government has not reacted to the latest demand of the rebels, and called some of their demands "bizarre". |