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Major terrorist attacks on security forces: 1999-2016

The Pakistani attack at Uri 2016
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The Times of India 18 Sep, 2016 A timeline of major terrorist attacks on security forces

Here is a brief timeline of the major attacks that have taken place in India since 1999 till Sept 2016.

1999, 3 November, Ten army personnel martyred in fidayeen attack on 15 Corps Headquarters at Srinagar's Badami Bagh.

2002, 14 May, 36 lives were lost and 48 people were injured in a fidayeen attack on an army cantonment in Kaluchak, Jammu. Most of the killed were family members.

2003, 22 July, A three-member team storms an Army camp in Akhnoor. Eight security force personnel were martyred, including a Brigadier, and 12 others were injured.

2005, 6 April, A day before the bus from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir was to be flagged off, two suicide squad terrorists attacked the Tourist Reception Centre.

2006, 5 October, Terrorists attack at Budshah Chowk, in heart of Srinagar. Five JKP personnel, two CRPF soldiers and one civilian lost their lives.

2013, 31 March, Attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar. Five jawans martyred.

2013, 24 June, Eight soldiers martyred in attack on military convoy at Hyderpora, Srinagar.

2013, September 26, At least 13 killed in twin suicide attacks Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 10 people, apart from three militants, were killed during the attacks.

2014, November 27, Ten persons, including four civilians, three Army soldiers and three terrorists were killed in day-long encounter at border village of Kathaar in Arnia sector, close to the international border of Jammu District.

2014, December 5, A group of heavily armed terrorists stormed into an Army's 31 Field Regiment Ordinance Camp located at Mohra in Uri Sector of Baramulla District near the LoC. One Lieutenant Colonel and seven soldiers of the Army, one ASI and two constables of Jammu and Kashmir Police were martyred.

2015, March 20, Suicide bombers in Army fatigues stormed a police station in Kathua district killing seven persons, including three SF personnel, two civilian and two militants while 12 persons, including eight CRPF personnel, three policemen and a civilian were also injured in the incident.

2015, March 21, Two terrorists were killed during a suicide attack at the Army camp on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway in Samba district. Three persons including one civilian, a Major and an Army jawan were also injured during the attack.

2015, May 31, Army foils attack on its Brigade headquarters in Tanghdar sector of Kupwara district by killing four members of a group of six heavily armed terrorists.

2015, July 27, Three terrorists attacked a passenger bus and stormed a police station in Punjab's Dinanagar on July 27, killing seven persons including an SP, before being gunned down after a 12-hour firefight.

2015, December 7, Six CRPF personnel were injured when militants opened firing on their convoy near Green Tunnel at Samthan in Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.

2016, January 2, Terrorists attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force. All the five terrorists were killed in the gunbattle and the subsequent combing operation that lasted about 17 hours. Seven personnel were martyred in the attack.

2016, June 25, Eight CRPF personnel were martyred and 20 others injured when terrorists attacked their convoy at Frestbal near Pampore in Srinagar on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

2016, Sept 18: In the deadliest attack on the Army in Jammu and Kashmir, heavily armed terrorists stormed an Army camp in North Kashmir's Uri town in the wee hours on Sunday. 17 jawans were martyred and 20 have been seriously injured.

i) Recommendations of the Lt. Gen. Philip Campose committee, ii) Aspects of the Uri attack, 2016.
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See also

India- Pakistan: Cease-fire and its violations

Pakistani attacks on India