Indian Army clears IEDs on Indo-Myanmar border

Red Shield Division of the Indian Army’s Spear Corps carried out a major area sanitisation and de-mining operation along the Indo–Myanmar Border at Yangoubung, Manipur between Border Pillars 72 & 73 from 16 January to 17 February 2026. The task was undertaken following a requisition from Government agencies to facilitate the resumption of stalled border fencing work amid intelligence inputs regarding Improvised Explosive Devices and unexploded ordnances owing to the presence of erstwhile insurgent camps.

Operating in dense jungle terrain under challenging security conditions, the team cleared and sanitised a corridor measuring 2.6 km × 13 m . During the operation, nine IEDs and two unexploded ordnance  were destroyed thereby removing a serious threat to innocent lives. The operation also enabled  Survey of India teams and construction agencies to proceed with critical border infrastructure work.