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Major terror attacks since 1999


Date:- 15 Feb 2019


  • 26 August 2017 — Three Jaish terrorists storm District Police Lines Pulwama, martyring eight security forces personnel, before the assailants were shot dead.
  • 29 November 2016 — Three terrorists storm Army artillery camp at Nagrota in Jammu, martyring seven soldiers, before the assailants were eliminated.
  • 18 September 2016 — Four Pakistani terrorists storm an Army camp at Uri in Baramulla district, martyring 18 soldiers, most of them were in sleep. The assailants were also killed. The incident led to reprisal surgical strikes inside the Pakistan occupied Kashmir by Indian Army.
  • 25 June 2016 — Terrorists open indiscriminate firing on a CRPF bus, martyring eight jawans at Pampore on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.
  • 3 June 2016 — Terrorists target a CRPF bus at Pampore, martyring two personnel before taking refuge in a government building. Two-day encounter ends with martyring of three soldiers including two officers and the two assailants. One civilian was also killed.
  • 5 December 2014 — Six heavily-armed terrorists storm an Army camp at Mohra in Uri. Ten soldiers were martyred in the gun battle with the intruders, who were all shot dead.
  • 24 June 2013 — Terrorists ambush a bus carrying unarmed Army personnel at Hyderpora in Srinagar. Eight soldiers were martyred in the attack.
  • 19 July 2008 — Ten soldiers were martyred when terrorists triggered an IED planted by the roadside at Narbal on Srinagar-Baramulla highway on the outskirts of the city.
  • 2 November 2005 — A suicide bomber blew up his car at Nowgam, near the private residence of then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, martyring three cops and killing six civilians.
  • 20 July 2005 — A suicide car bomber blew his vehicle by ramming it into a vehicle of security forces. Three security force personnel were martyred and two civilians were killed.
  • 24 June 2005 — Nine army soldiers were martyred in a car bomb triggered by terrorists on the outskirts of Srinagar.
  • 4 August 2004 — Nine CRPF jawans were martyred in a terrorist attack on their camp at Rajbagh in Srinagar. One terrorist was also killed in retaliatory action.
  • 8 April 2004 — 11 persons were killed in a grenade attack by terrorists on a PDP rally at Uri in Baramulla district. The PDP was demanding opening of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road.
  • 22 July 2003 — Eight soldiers, including a Brigadier, were martyred in a terrorists attack on their camp at Akhnoor. Several other senior Army officers sustained injuries in the attack.
  • 28 June 2003 — 12 soldiers, including an officer, were martyred in a suicide attack by terrorists on Sunjwan Army camp. Two terrorists were neutralised.
  • 14 May 2002 — In one of the biggest strikes on an Army installation, 36 persons were killed by three terrorists who stormed the Kaluchak Army Cantonment in Jammu. The assailants were also killed.
  • 17 November 2001 — Terrorists storm a security forces base in Ramban (then part of Doda district), martyring 10 security forces. Four terrorists were also killed.
  • 1 October 2001 — Terrorists trigger a car bomb outside the old Legislative Assembly Complex in Srinagar. 38 persons were killed while three assailants were also eliminated.
  • 10 August 2000 — Terrorists hurl a grenade at Residency Road in Srinagar. As the security officials assembled at the spot, they triggered a car bomb, killing 11 persons and a photojournalist.
  • 19 April 2000 — The “human bomb” was used for the first time in Kashmir insurgency. Two soldiers were martyred in the suicide car bomb at the Army headquarters at Badamibagh area in Srinagar.
  • 3 November 1999 — Terrorists storm the Badamibagh Army headquarters, martyring 10 soldiers including Defence Public Relations Officer Major Purshottam.

   Courtesy:State Times,15,Feb,2019