2016 Uri attack
The 2016 Uri attack was carried out on 18 September, 2016 by four Jaish-e-Mohammed militants from Pakistan against an Indian Army brigade headquarters near the town of Uri in the Indian Jammu and Kashmir. 19 Indian soldiers were killed in the attack, and 19–30 others were injured. It was reported by the BBC as having been "the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir in two decades".
| 2016 Uri attack | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | |||
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| Belligerents | |||
| Kashmiri separatist terrorists | India | ||
| Units involved | |||
| Jaish-e-Muhammad | Indian Army 4 Para (special forces) | ||
| Casualties and losses | |||
| 4 killed | 19 killed, 19-30 injured | ||
Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based jihadist organization (designated as a terrorist organization by the India, Australia, the US, and UK among others), was involved in the planning and execution of the attack. At the time it was carried out, the Kashmir Valley was experiencing high levels of violent unrest.
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