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The division was re-raised after the [[1962 Sino-Indian War]] in 1962 as a Mountain Division responsible for conduct of counter-insurgency operations in upper Assam and some parts of [[Western Assam]]. It is located in the extreme northeast of [[Assam]].<ref>Conboy et al, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan, p.8</ref> Division headquarters is now at [[Dinjan]],<ref name=StepsUp>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071220/asp/guwahati/story_8690054.asp Paranoia after Ulfa threat; Army steps up vigilance in upper Assam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024111143/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071220/asp/guwahati/story_8690054.asp |date=2012-10-24 }}, The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, Thursday, December 20, 2007</ref> and it is part of [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] headquartered at [[Dimapur]]. | The division was re-raised after the [[1962 Sino-Indian War]] in 1962 as a Mountain Division responsible for conduct of counter-insurgency operations in upper Assam and some parts of [[Western Assam]]. It is located in the extreme northeast of [[Assam]].<ref>Conboy et al, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan, p.8</ref> Division headquarters is now at [[Dinjan]],<ref name=StepsUp>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071220/asp/guwahati/story_8690054.asp Paranoia after Ulfa threat; Army steps up vigilance in upper Assam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024111143/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071220/asp/guwahati/story_8690054.asp |date=2012-10-24 }}, The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, Thursday, December 20, 2007</ref> and it is part of [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] headquartered at [[Dimapur]]. | ||
The division may include units of 82 Mountain Brigade, headquartered at Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh,<ref name=StepsUp /> 181 Mountain Brigade based in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, | The division may include units of 82 Mountain Brigade, headquartered at Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh,<ref name=StepsUp /> 181 Mountain Brigade based in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, Dao Division Artillery Brigade based in [[Sibsagar]] district, and 25 Sector Assam Rifles based in Arunachal Pradesh.{{cn|date=November 2016}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||