At least six militants attack another Indian army base, north of Kashmir on Sunday. Ensuing firefight resulted in the death of one border guard and has wounded another. The attack came just barely two weeks after a similar attack that killed 19 Indian soldiers.
Militants attacked the base at around 10:30 pm local time (1700GMT). Firefight between the militants and the Indian units erupted after the militants tried to enter the base. The army base houses the 46th Rashtriya Rifles in Baramulla as well as a unit of the Border Security Force.
The militants had escaped as “they fled under the cover of darkness,” according to Hussein.
After the attack, India sent in the 4th Para Special Forces to Baramulla. Ground and air operations continued till the morning to secure the camp.
Baramulla is a district capital located on the road from Srinagar. The area is near the frontier settlement of Uri where the first attack that killed 19 Indian soldiers happened.
India’s Retaliatory Strike
According to India, the armed forces had launched “surgical strike” last Thursday against identified militant camps in Pakistan. Reports say that the attack on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control (LoC) inflicted heavy casualties.
Pakistan on the other hand has denied of any attack claimed by India.
India’s cross-border raid has raised international fears that the military action could lead to an armed escalation. India and Pakistan both has nuclear capabilities and has been at arms against each other over Kashmir for nearly 70 years now.
Pakistan said that the national security advisers of both countries are in contact to attempt to pacify the situation on the LoC.
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