Attack on Indian army base in occupied Kashmir, as it happened

AFP | AP Published September 18, 2016
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan, known as the Line of Control (LoC), in Uri. — AFP
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan, known as the Line of Control (LoC), in Uri. — AFP
An Indian army helicopter flies over the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army helicopter flies over the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army soldier takes up a position near the site of a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants inside an army brigade headquarters near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
Kashmiri villagers watch through the window of a house near an Indian army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle there between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
Kashmiri villagers watch through the window of a house near an Indian army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle there between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants near the border with Pakistan. — AFP
An Indian army soldier runs through an army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle.— AFP
An Indian army soldier runs through an army brigade headquarters during a gunbattle.— AFP
An Indian army soldier guards outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar, India-held Kashmir. — AP
An Indian army soldier guards outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar, India-held Kashmir. — AP
Indian army soldiers arrive at the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar. — AP
Indian army soldiers arrive at the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri, west of Srinagar. — AP
An Indian army soldier guards the army base which was attacked by suspected rebels in the town of Uri, India-held Kashmir. — AP
An Indian army soldier guards the army base which was attacked by suspected rebels in the town of Uri, India-held Kashmir. — AP
An Indian army helicopter flies above the army base which was attacked. — AP
An Indian army helicopter flies above the army base which was attacked. — AP
Kashmiri civilians gather outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri. — AP
Kashmiri civilians gather outside the army base which was attacked by suspected militants in the town of Uri. — AP
Activists of Jammu and Kashmir Dogra front shout slogans and burn Pakistani flag in Jammu, India-held Kashmir. — AP
Activists of Jammu and Kashmir Dogra front shout slogans and burn Pakistani flag in Jammu, India-held Kashmir. — AP
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SRINAGAR: Heavily-armed suspected militants killed 17 Indian soldiers in a pre-dawn raid Sunday on an army base in India-held Kashmir (IHK), the worst such attack for years in the disputed Himalayan region.

The 'militants' first attacked a frontline base close to the Line of Control (LoC) before moving onto the brigade headquarters at Uri, army spokesman Colonel S.D. Goswami said.

They were armed with grenades and automatic rifles, an army official said on condition of anonymity.

Residents of Uri town saw smoke billowing from the nearby army base after dawn and heard continuous rounds of heavy gunfire, while army helicopters circled overhead.

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Shahid
Sep 18, 2016 09:22pm
Terrorism is condemnable in all its forms and manifestation.
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rpvmurthy Karnataka. India
Sep 18, 2016 09:52pm
This nothing but inhuman, cruelmOnth Pakistani and Indian leaders ashamed of themselves
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Sohail Khan Gem
Sep 18, 2016 10:03pm
It's unbelievable how the militants got entered in a heavy military area? Were they sleeping?
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Harmony-1©
Sep 18, 2016 10:13pm
Its not a Pakistani flag...its all green. Pakistani flag has a vertical white stripe at the hoist side and a white crescent and star in the middle.
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Jehan zeb
Sep 18, 2016 10:22pm
before doing any formal investigation and putting blame on Pakistan will appear the usual rhetoric of the two nations against one another.
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manu
Sep 18, 2016 10:52pm
Modi has said, those behind the attack will be punished. He does what he says !
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Sam
Sep 18, 2016 11:11pm
Terrorism is condemnable agreed but don't forget to compare & mix terrorism with freedom PERIOD.
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Ahmed
Sep 18, 2016 11:13pm
This is a drama staged by Indian govt to divert attention of world at UN.
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Ikram
Sep 18, 2016 11:55pm
When will th hatred amongst us stop?
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Raza
Sep 19, 2016 12:47am
Kashmir is not a part of India as per both countries' signing the UN document. Indian forces are occupying Kashmir and the Kashmiris are fighting for independence. This is an internal Kashmiri struggle.
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JUSTICE
Sep 19, 2016 01:51am
@Shahid You must be nive calling this terrorism, Kashmir are fighting against Indian Army occupation, they are 'freedom fighters'.
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Kamal2
Sep 19, 2016 02:02am
this is terrible, what are they fighting about???!!
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waqas sultan
Sep 19, 2016 03:26am
This is co-lateral damage....Modi is a good administrator...but what he is doing in Kashmir is burning Indian tax payers money...This issue was quite calm since last 15 years....
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Ahsan Gul
Sep 19, 2016 06:14am
Where ever human rights will be usurped and lives are controlled even by their own people revolution comes and in this case Kashmir which has different religious, cultural and customes are so different from Hindu India it is already late. Kashmirees are fighting for their basic human dignity and don't want to live under Indian control. What is wrong about it? Did Pakistan and India not struggled to have their own countries? Why the whole world is so insensitive for Kashmirees rights if UNO believes in human betterment and dignity?
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mat
Sep 19, 2016 07:30am
Another Drama to talk about and to suppress Kashmir issue. carry on
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M. Ahmed
Sep 19, 2016 09:00am
Why doesnt India allow people of occupied Kashimr decided their own fate via a referendum?
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Muhammad Aamir Khokhar
Sep 19, 2016 09:14am
Purely a drama staged by Indian government to divert world's attention on Kashmir and to humiliate Pakistan, but how long they can suppress the voice of Kashmiries.
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Nasir Sarwar
Sep 19, 2016 10:06am
Both countries should live in peace and harmony as done outside the sub-continent. The politicians are the cause of hate for their own gains.
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ak
Sep 19, 2016 10:07am
Its very heart breaking to hear that 17 soldiers lost their lives. I mean, bureaucrats rage fire from their tongues, but the consequences have to be faced by these soldiers. On the second note, I feel it pertinent to mention that blaming everything on Pakistan is just cowardly. Admit that you too have a problem. There have been countless such attacks on Pakistan. How many did we blame on India.
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dr shetkar
Sep 19, 2016 10:12am
@M. Ahmed Let all Kashmiri pandits be relocated first and then take referrendem. You cant change the demography and then shout plebescite.
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bilal
Sep 19, 2016 11:11am
These are Freedom fighters
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Rahul
Sep 19, 2016 11:29am
@Raza Read the UN resolution properly.
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alok
Sep 19, 2016 11:45am
@Sohail Khan Gem yes, they were sleeping it was morning time and the terrorists came from forest area which is not possible to secure.
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Saad(DXB)
Sep 19, 2016 12:20pm
@dr shetkar How many are there? And the very fact that they don't live in Kashmir is a proof in itself that they don't consider it their homeland.
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techscribe
Sep 19, 2016 12:20pm
@dr shetkar Even if they do a referendum, the population of Jammu and Leh and a portion of the population in the valley will vote for being with India.
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krishankant
Sep 19, 2016 01:46pm
Terror of all kind must be stopped.
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Shoaib Shamsheri
Sep 19, 2016 02:14pm
This is a sad incident - those soldiers had families like yours and mine.
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D.K. PAMNANI
Sep 19, 2016 04:15pm
@Raza If you have read resolution, than you will not say. Read the resolution property word by word.
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Muhammad Abdullah
Sep 19, 2016 09:03pm
How can persons reached into base during CURFEW.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Sep 20, 2016 01:57pm
To every action, there is equal and opposite reaction. Its high time and the right time for the movers and shakers as well as the elite ruling class in India to remember this famous and historic Newton's third law of motion. At the same time, it might be a good idea to look into Newton's first and second laws of motion too and try to understand them. The sooner they do it, the better.
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Waqas
Sep 21, 2016 12:57pm
@Harmony-1© Well observed. Agreed
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