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Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels in bid to end protracted armed conflict

An undated image showing Indian soldiers standing guard over a shop along a highway. — Reuters/File Indian commandos killed five Maoist insurgents in the jungles of central India on Tuesday as security forces stepped up government efforts to dismantle the long-running insurgency. The Naxalite movement has claimed more than 10,000 lives over the decades, championing the rights of marginalized indigenous peoples in the resource-rich regions of central India. Recent years have seen a significant decline in insurgency activity, with government figures showing that nearly 200 insurgents have been killed this year alone. The latest clash, which resulted in the killing