 The security forces secured Lunglei on 14 March, and Champhai on 15 March.The 5th battalion, Parachute Regiment (5 Para), was flown in by helicopters to Lunglei on 14–15 March, set out for Demagiri and secured it on 17 March.By the 25th, all the important towns and the posts had been freed from the MNF control.