The rear office of the Indian Army’s infantry battalion in Baramulla district’s Uri, was attacked by militants on Sunday morning. An army press release confirmed the death of 17 army jawans. It also added the the four militants had been neutralised and currently combing operations were underway.Poonch attack.
In September, security forces and police engaged in a three day long operation to neutralize four terrorists who had been entrenched in the Mini Secretariat building opposite the office of the district Superintendent of Police. General Officer Commanding of the 16 Corps , Lt General R R Nimborkar said that the terrorists, who belong to the suicide squad of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, ‘had come to do something spectacular so as to gain attention.’