The
Indian Army base in
Nagrota
Nagrota is a town located in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is located on National highway 44 between Jammu city and Udhampur. It is situated on the bank of River Tawi. Nagrota along with Kashmiri Pandit Migrant town of J ...
, in
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was attacked on 29 November 2016 by a group of militants.
During the ensuing gun battle, seven Indian soldiers, including two officers and all three militants were killed.
Background
Since the killing of
Burhan Wani, Kashmir has seen an increase in
violence and civic disobedience. This also increased tensions since the
2016 Uri attack
The 2016 Uri attack was carried out on 18 September by four Jaish-e-Mohammed insurgents from Pakistan against an Indian Army brigade headquarters near the town of Uri in the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 19 Indian soldiers we ...
and the ensuing Indian retaliatory
surgical strike
A surgical strike is a military attack which is intended to damage only a legitimate military target, with no or minimal collateral damage to surrounding structures, vehicles, buildings, or the general public infrastructure and utilities.
Descr ...
operation.
Attack
On the morning of 29 November at around 5:30
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three militants dressed in Indian police uniforms attacked the
Indian Army's 166 Field Regiment unit in the town of
Nagrota
Nagrota is a town located in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is located on National highway 44 between Jammu city and Udhampur. It is situated on the bank of River Tawi. Nagrota along with Kashmiri Pandit Migrant town of J ...
, near the
Jammu city in the state of
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* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
.
Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer were killed in the initial gun battle.
The militants then divided themselves into two groups, entered the living quarters of the base and opened fire with
AK-47s and grenades. They took into hostage at least two infants, two women and over a dozen soldiers. A stand-off then ensued with the security forces.
According to a statement from the Defence public relations office, "there was
hostage-like situation which was successfully neutralised."
In the resultant gun battle, all three militants were killed and the hostages were freed by the Indian Army. Three more Indian soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the rescue operation.
See also
*
List of terrorist incidents in November 2016
References
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