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The role of this Force, as it was then conceived, was to maintain law and order in the Lushai Hills, and more generally to safeguard British interests; like tea gardens and other developmental work in relation to the opening up of the Assam area from the depredations of the head-hunting tribes which found great outdoor relief in raiding neighbouring settlements just for adventure and the fun of it. The Force was extensively used for extending administrative control over remote tribal areas in very difficult conditions with only rudimentary administrative back-up and at nominal pecuniary cost. Small townships, such as Aizawl, Lungleh, Kohima, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Haflong, Cherrapunji and Tura gradually mushroomed around its outposts <ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE4-5/sharma.html The Assam Rifles] by Lt Col A K Sharma (Retd) bharat-rakshak.com</ref>

*[http://assamrifleswww.govkaiserscross.com/304501/525801.html "The Kuki Rising 1917-1919: Insurrection innorth-eastern India and Burma"] by Harry Fecitt from [http:/history/www.kaiserscross.aspx Assam Riflescom/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com:Also called Kuki Punitive Operations.: History[https://www.academia.edu/40477117/Breaking_the_spirit_of_the_Kukis_launching_the_largest_series_of_military_operations_in_the_northeastern_frontier_of_India "Breaking the spirit of the Kukis: launching the 'largest series of military operations' in the northeastern frontier of India"] assamriflesby Thongkholal Haokip.govacademia.edu. Chapter 3 from ''The Anglo-Kuki War 1917-1919: A Frontier Uprising against Imperialism during the First World War'', edited by Jangkhomang Guite and Thongkholal Haokip 2019.in*[http://wwwhiddenhistorieswwi.bharat-rakshakac.comuk/uncategorized/2016/MONITOR02/ISSUE4north-5east-india-and-the-first-world-war/sharma"North East India and the First World War"] by Pratap Chhetri February 4, 2016. The Indian Labour Corps.html The Assam RiflesCentre for Hidden Histories [WW1] by Lt Col A K Sharma . Recruitment for the Manipur Labour Corps led to the Kuki Rebellion (RetdUprising) bharatof 1917-rakshak1919.com 

*''History of the Assam Rifles'' by L W Shakespear, 1977 reprint of 1929 may be viewed online on the original [[Online books#https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.461654 Archive.org mirror version], originally from Digital Library of India| . Also available as a [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1929-history-of-assam-rifles-by-shakespear-s-pdf/ pdf download] Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Library Dataset. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2395 Archive.org mirror version, 1929 edition].*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1984-sentinels-of-the-north-east-the-assam-rifles-by-palit-s-pdf/ ''Sentinels of Indiathe North-East--the Assam Rifles''] by D.K. Palit 1984. Pdf download Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. If the download button does not display, locate under Books/Indian Subcontinent.*[https://issuu.com/unigross/docs/ar_at_180_new ''Assam Rifles at 180''] websitec 2015. (no author given) issuu.com. Possibly a regimental publication. "A book on the Assam Rifles on completing 180 years of existence".