2016 Uri attack: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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| injuries = 19–30<ref name="TOI19">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Uri-terror-attack-Indian-Army-camp-attacked-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-17-killed-19-injured/articleshow/54389451.cms Uri terror attack: 17 soldiers killed, 19 injured in strike on Army camp], Times of India, 18 September 2016.</ref><ref name="list">[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/uri-terror-attack-list-of-jawans-who-died-fighting-terrorists/ Uri terror attack: List of jawans who died fighting terrorists], The Indian Express, 18 September 2016.</ref><ref name="attack"/>

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| perps = 4 terrorists

| susperps= [[Jaish-e-Mohammad]]

|weapons = 4 [[AK-47|AK-47 rifles]], 4 [[Grenade launcher|Under barrel grenade launchers]], 5 [[Grenade|Hand grenades]], 9 [[40 mm grenade|UBGL grenades]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-uri-attack-pm-modi-calls-for-pak-to-be-isolated-diplomatically-army-says-india-will-respond-at-appropriate-time-2256896|title=Uri attack: PM Modi calls for Pak to be isolated diplomatically, Army says India will respond at appropriate time|author=DNA India|date=19 September 2016|work=dnaindia.com|accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref>

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The '''2016 Uri attack''' was a terrorist attack by four heavily armed terrorists on 18 September 2016, near the town of [[Uri, Jammu and Kashmir|Uri]] in the Indian-administered state of [[Jammu and Kashmir]]. It was reported as "the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decades".<ref name="uri">{{cite news|title=Militants attack Indian army base in Kashmir 'killing 17'|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37399969|accessdate=18 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=18 September 2016|location=}}</ref>

At the time of the attack, Kashmir was at the centre of a [[2016 Kashmir unrest|civil unrest]], during which 85 civilians had died in clashes with security forces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/18/asia/india-kashmir-attack/|title=Soldiers killed in army base attack in Indian-administered Kashmir|work=CNN|date=19 September 2016|accessdate=21 September 2016|quote=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.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32651887/suspected-rebels-attack-major-indian-army-base-in-kashmir|title=India blames Pakistan militants for Kashmir attack which killed 17|work=Yahoo|date=19 September 2016|accessdate=21 September 2016}}</ref>

At the time of the attack, Kashmir was at the centre of a long prevailing [[2016 Kashmir unrest|civil unrest]] related to excess of security forces.

==Attack==

At around 5:30&nbsp;a.m. on 18 September, four militantsterrorists attacked an [[Indian Army]] Brigade headquarters at the town of [[Uri, Jammu and Kashmir|Uri]] near the [[Line of Control]] in a pre-dawn ambush. They reportedlyare threwsaid to have lobbed 17 grenades in 3 minutes. As a rear administrative base camp with tents caught fire, 13–14 army personnel were killed. A gun battle ensued lasting six hours, during which all the four militantsterrorists were killed. An additional 19&nbsp;- 30 soldiers were reported to have been injured in the attack.<ref name="TOI19"/><ref name="attack">{{cite news|title=Tents set on fire, troops shot while coming out|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/militants-attack-army-battalion-in-uri-tents-set-on-fire-troops-shot-while-coming-out/article9120925.ece?homepage=true|accessdate=18 September 2016|work=The Hindu|agency=|date=18 September 2016|location=}}</ref><ref name=IndiaToday>

[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uri-attack-inside-story-pashtun-map-pakistani-ammunition-jash-e-mohammed/1/767345.html Uri attack: An inside story of how it happened], India Today, 18 September 2016.

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[https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/09/18/militants-attack-army-headquarters-in-uri-kashmir-firing-ongoing Uri Attack: Most of the 17 Soldiers Died in a Tent Fire], The Quint, 19 September 2016.

</ref> One of the injured soldiers succumbed to his injuries on 19 September at R&R Hospital in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="succumbed"/>

As of 19 September 2016, total Indiancasualties on the military casualtiesside is poised wereat 18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/uri-attack-death-toll-touches-18-india-decides-to-isolate-pakistan-on-the-global-stage-3011334.html|title=Uri attack: Death toll touches 18, India decides to isolate Pakistan on the global stage – Firstpost|date=2016-09-19|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-19}}</ref>

</ref>The high casualties are primarily believed due to non-[[fire retardant]] transition tents. This was the time of a troops shift, whereby the 6 Bihar regiment was replacing 10 Dogra regiment. The incoming troops were housed in tents, which are normally avoided in sensitive areas around [[Line of Control|LOC]] like Uri. The attackers enteredsneaked into the camp despitebreaching heavy security. According to NDTV, theyand "seemed to know exactly where to strike". Seven of the personnel killed were support staff, including cooks and barbers.<ref>▼

The high casualties are primarily believed due to non-[[fire retardant]] transition tents.<ref>

[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/high-casualties-due-to-transition-tents/article9121325.ece High casualties due to transition tents], The Hindu, 19 September 2016.

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▲</ref> This was the time of a troops shift, whereby the 6 Bihar regiment was replacing 10 Dogra regiment. The incoming troops were housed in tents, which are normally avoided in sensitive areas around [[Line of Control|LOC]] like Uri. The attackers entered the camp despite heavy security. According to NDTV, they "seemed to know exactly where to strike". Seven of the personnel killed were support staff, including cooks and barbers.<ref>

[http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/uri-base-caught-off-guard-despite-specific-intel-army-investigates-1461701 Uri Base Caught Off-Guard Despite Specific Intel? Army Investigates], NDTV News, 20 September 2016.

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===Pakistan===

Pakistan's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Ministry]] has issued statements rejectingin allegationswhich it rejected India's accusations that Pakistan had masterminded the attack. The ministry assertedalso that "in the past many Indians were involved in the terrorist acts for whichcondemned India had blamed Pakistan".<ref name=Dawn/> The ministry deemed Indian's statements as "vitriolic" (earlierand Indiandeemed HomeIndia's Affairs Minister had said that Pakistan wasstance a "terroristblatant stateattempt").<ref name =BBC2>{{cite news|title=Kashmir attack: Pakistan hits back at India accusations|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37405719|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref> Pakistan also accused Indian of trying to deflect attention from the [[Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir|human rights situationabuses in Kashmir]]. It said the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir was "not of Pakistan's making but a direct consequence of illegal Indian occupation and a long history of atrocities," and that India's reaction of accusing Pakistan without investigations was "deplorable."<ref>{{cite namenews|title=Kashmir attack: Pakistan hits back at India accusations|url=BBC2http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37405719|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref>▼

In the hours following the attack, Pakistan's military established a [[hotline]] with the Indian military. Pakistani military rejected the allegation that it was involved in the attack, and asked the Indian military to provide any actionable intelligence it may have.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|title=Pakistan rejects India's allegations of involvement in terrorist attack in held Kashmir|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1284555|publisher=[[Dawn News]]}}</ref>

▲Pakistan's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Ministry]] has issued statements rejecting allegations that Pakistan had masterminded the attack. The ministry asserted that "in the past many Indians were involved in the terrorist acts for which India had blamed Pakistan".<ref name=Dawn/> The ministry deemed Indian statements as "vitriolic" (earlier Indian Home Affairs Minister had said that Pakistan was a "terrorist state").<ref name =BBC2>{{cite news|title=Kashmir attack: Pakistan hits back at India accusations|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37405719|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref> Pakistan also accused Indian of trying to deflect attention from the [[Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir|human rights situation in Kashmir]]. It said the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir was "not of Pakistan's making but a direct consequence of illegal Indian occupation and a long history of atrocities," and that India's reaction of accusing Pakistan without investigations was "deplorable."<ref name =BBC2/>

Pakistan's [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] [[Raheel Sharif]] claimed that India was propagating a "hostile narrative" in response the Uri attack and also stated that the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|armed forces]] of Pakistan were "prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of direct and indirect threat”<ref>{{cite news|title=India propagating ‘hostile narrative’ about Uri attack: Pak Army chief|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/india-propagating-hostile-narrative-about-uri-attack-pak-army-chief/story-LFHNi2z8BFDPow4xtjMGSM.html|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref>