Jammu Sunjwan Army camp attack: All you need to know about deadliest terror strike since Uri

Indian army soldiers take their positions as an armoured vehicle moves inside army camp, in Jammu ( Photo- Reuters)
Indian army soldiers take their positions as an armoured vehicle moves inside army camp, in Jammu ( Photo- Reuters)
At least five Indian Army soldiers martyred, one civilian killed and four militants have been gunned down till now since JeM lay a terror siege at Jammu's Sunjwan Army camp on Saturday early morning. The martyred have been identified as Sub Madan Lal Choudhary, Sub Mohd Ashraf

At least five Indian Army soldiers martyred, one civilian killed and four militants have been gunned down till now since JeM lay a terror siege at Jammu's Sunjwan Army camp on Saturday early morning.

The martyred have been identified as Sub Madan Lal Choudhary, Sub Mohd Ashraf Nir, Hav Habibullah Qureshi, Naik Manzoor Ahmed and Lance Naik Mohd Iqbal.

A flush-out operation is currently underway in what is being read as the deadliest attack since the Uri terror strike in 2016.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today exuded confidence that the ongoing operation against terrorists would be concluded successfully soon.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti chaired a high-level security meet in wake of the attack and visited injured soldiers at Jammu's Military Hospital.

JeM ATTACKS

Number of Jaish-e-Mohammed militants clad in army fatigues breached the army cordon around the camp during wee hours of Saturday and launched an offensive against security personnel.

Lodged near the officers' residential quarters, Jaish terrorists engaged in an intense gunfight with Army personnel for over 30 hours.

IAF para commandos from the Army's Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command were also airlifted to tackle the militants.

In wake of the attack, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly too witnessed some ruckus on Saturday with BJP MLAs raising anti-Pakistan slogans and NC leader Akbar Lone responding with pro-Pakistan chants.

The attack came days after intelligence had sounded an alert across the state over hanging anniversaries of terrorists Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat.

2001 Parliament terror attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in New Delhi's Tihar Jail on February 9, 2013 and Bhat was hanged on February 11, 1984

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