2016 attacks on India
There have been several attacks on Indian Armed Forces by militants in 2016.
Pathankot
[edit]The 2016 Pathankot attack was a terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 by a heavily armed group which attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
Four attackers and two security forces personnel were killed in the initial battle, with an additional security force member dying from injuries hours later.[1][2] The gun battle and the subsequent combing operation lasted about 17 hours on 2 January, resulting in five attackers and 6 security personnel dead.[3][4] A further three soldiers died after being admitted to hospital with injuries, raising the death toll to 9 soldiers.[5] On 3 January, fresh gunshots were heard, and another security officer was killed by an IED explosion.[6][7] The operation continued on 4 January, and a fifth attacker was confirmed killed.[8] Not until a final terrorist was reported killed on 5 January was the anti-terrorist operation declared over, though further searches continued for some time.[9]
Pampore
[edit]On 22 Feb 2016, Three terrorists were killed after two days of gunbattle in a multi-storey building of the J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute campus at Sempora, Pampore. Two Army Captains Pawan Kumar 10 PARA (SF) and Tushar Mahajan 9 PARA (SF) and Lance Naik Om Prakash 9 PARA (SF) were killed.[10]
2nd Pampore
[edit]The 2016 Pampore attack was an attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants on 25 June 2016, near the town of Pampore in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Killing 8 officers and injuring 25 others
Uri
[edit]The 2016 Uri attack was an attack by four heavily armed insurgents on 18 September 2016, near the town of Uri in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir. It was reported as "the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decades".[11] 21 Indian soldiers were dead and almost 100 were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed is suspected of being involved in the planning and execution of the attack.[12] At the time of the attack, the Kashmir Valley region was at the centre of unrest, during which 85 civilians were killed[13] and thousands injured in clashes with security forces.[14]
Baramulla
[edit]On the midnight of the second and third of October 2016, militants attacked a camp of the Indian Army's 46 Rashtriya Rifles killing 3 soldiers and injuring many in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India[15][16][17][18]
Handwara
[edit]On 6 October, the militants attacked Handwara army camp in Jammu and Kashmir.[19]
Shopian
[edit]Terrorists attacked a police post in Jamnageri area of the Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir on 7 October 2016.[20]
Zakura
[edit]1 Sashastra Seema Bal member was killed and 8 others were injured by militants while on patrol on the outskirts of Srinagar[21]
Nagrota
[edit]The Indian Army base in Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir was attacked on 29 November 2016 by a group of militants. During the ensuing gun battle, seven Indian soldiers, including two officers and all three militants were killed.[22][23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ "LIVE Pathankot terror attack: High-level meeting between Manohar Parrikar, 3 Defence Chiefs and Ajit Doval begins". DNA India. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Terrorists storm air force base, first challenge to Modi's Pak outreach". The Hindu. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "5 terrorists, 3 jawans killed in gunbattle at Air Force base in Punjab". The Hindu. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Attack on Punjab airbase foiled, five Jaish men killed in 17-hour gunfight". Times of India. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "4 Terrorists, 6 Soldiers Killed in Pathankot Terror Attack: Live Updates". NDTV. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Pathankot attack: Fresh gunshots, blasts heard from inside air base, 3 injured". Times of India. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "India Says Search for Attackers at Air Base Still Not Over". The New York Times. Pathankot. The Associated Press. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Fifth terrorist killed, says NSG; combing operations underway at Pathankot airbase". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2016.A 6th terrorist is also believed to have been killed.
- ^ Express Web Desk (5 January 2016). "Pathankot attack: Sixth terrorist neutralised". The Indian Express Online Media Pvt Ltd. Pathankot. The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Deccan Chronicle J&K; encounter ends: Army kills all 3 militants, LeT hand suspected 22 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Militants attack Indian army base in Kashmir 'killing 17'". BBC News. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Uri attack: Jaish-e-Muhammad suspects in hand, evidence shown to envoy". indianexpress.com. 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Soldiers killed in army base attack in Indian-administered Kashmir". CNN. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
After a few years of relative calm in Indian-administered Kashmir -- largely considered one of the world's most tumultuous geopolitical flashpoints since the India-Pakistan partition -- the region has been gripped by unrest for more than two months.
- ^ "India blames Pakistan militants for Kashmir attack which killed 17". Yahoo. 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Terrorists Attack Army Camp in Kashmir's Baramulla", NDTV, 3 October 2016
- ^ "Terrorists target Army camp in J&K's Baramulla". Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "BSF jawan killed in militant attack on army camp in Baramulla". Hindustan Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Army camp attacked in Baramulla". The Hindu. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Kashmir: Militants open fire at army camp in Handwara, 2 dead", The Indian Express, 6 October 2016
- ^ "Terrorist attack in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir kills 1 policeman", The Financial Express, 7 October 2016
- ^ "SSB jawan killed, 8 others injured in terrorist attack on patrolling party on outskirts of Srinagar", India Today, 14 October 2016
- ^ "J&K: Seven army men killed in terror attack at Army post in Nagrota, all terrorists neutralised". The Indian Express. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "7 soldiers, 6 militants killed in twin attacks near Jammu". The Hindu. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Militants Attack Indian Army Base in Nagrota, Inflaming Tensions With Pakistan". The New York Times. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.