during february 2010, the silda camp attack killed 24 paramilitary personnel of the eastern frontier rifles in an operation the guerillas stated was the beginning of "operation peace hunt", the maoist answer to the government "operation green hunt" that was recently launched against them. according to crisis watch and various news sources, between 500 and 600 people were killed this year. of those killed, approximately 366 were civilians, 188 were government troops (including police) and 27 were naxalites. according to south asia terrorism portal and government sources, over 1,000 deaths occurred in the conflict this year. this includes 277 security forces, 277 naxalites, and more than 600 civilian.