Two Soldiers martyred in fidayeen attack at army camp in Jammu

Agencies

February 10, 2018

Srinagar, Feb 10: Two soldiers were killed while seven others, including family members of army personnel, were injured as a group of fidayeen (suicide) militants stormed an army camp in Sunjwan area on outskirts of Jammu city on Saturday.

Sources said two to three heavily armed militants, believed to be fidayeen, in a pre-dawn attack stormed Sunjwan army camp in Jammu city at around 4:55 am and opened a heavy volume of fire resulting in injuries to seven persons. They include an army major, two troopers, two women and two children.

"All the attackers later entered inside the camp of 36 Brigade and engaged the troops in a gun battle. Intermittent firing is still going on. Three fidayeen are believed to be inside the army camp. The area has been cordoned off and high alert has been issued in Jammu," they said.

State police chief Shesh Pal Vaid said the militants entered from the rear side of Sunjwan Army camp where family quarters are located.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu SD Singh Jamwal said that the militants have been trapped in one of the buildings. "Around 4:55 am suspicious movement was noticed by the sentry and his bunker was fired upon, the fire was retaliated. The number of militants isn't known, they've been cornered in one of the family quarters," he told reporters.

The attack is believed to be carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. The army camp, spread over many acres, lies in the heart of Jammu along the Jammu-Pathankot highway. It has residential quarters as well as schools inside.

The administration has ordered the closure of all educational institutions within 500 metres of the camp. In 2003, militants had carried the attack in the same area in which 12 soldiers lost their lives and seven others were injured.

Pertinently, there was an intelligence input about the possible attack by 'Afzal-Guru squad' of Jaish on the fifth death anniversary of Afzal Guru, who was hanged in Tihar Jail on February 9, 2013.

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23 Israel-linked terrorists killed, 46 captured by Iran army

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November 15,2024

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has killed or captured 69 terrorists linked to the Israeli spy agency Mossad during a major counterterrorism drill in the country's southeast, its spokesman says.

General Ahmad Shafaei, the spokesman for the “Martyrs of Security” drill, said Friday that a total of 23 terrorists have been killed and another 46 arrested in various clean-up operations ever since the IRGC Ground Force launched it in the Sistan and Baluchestan province on November 1.

Seven terrorists have also turned themselves in during the period.

“The undeniable fact about terrorists is that they rely on arrogant powers, particularly the intelligence service of the wicked and vicious Zionist regime," Shafaei said.

“Unfortunately, weapons and munitions at terrorists’ disposal are among the most sophisticated ones in the world. This accounts for their heavy dependence.”

The official stated that several members of the disbanded terror teams were non-Iranian nationals, who had been hired by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out acts of sabotage and terror inside Iran.

In a most recent operation, six terrorists were arrested and four others were eliminated, three of whom were non-Iranians, he added.

On October 26, ten members of Iran's law enforcement forces were killed in a terrorist attack in the Gohar Kuh district of Taftan in the Sistan and Baluchestan province.

The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault, which was one of the deadliest in the province in recent months.

The group has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in Iran, primarily in Sistan and Baluchestan.

Its tactics include the abduction of border guards as well as targeting civilians and police stations within the province to incite chaos and disorder.

In January, Iran launched a military operation during which the headquarters of the Pakistan-based terrorist group was targeted in missile strikes, destroying its infrastructure.

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