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Jammu and Kashmir: Experts call for change in strategy in Rajouri-Poonch to tackle terror attacks
Fp Staff •Since October 11, 2021, a total of 26 Army personnel, including three officers and five paratroopers, and seven civilians have been killed in eight terror attacks in Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir
Poonch Terror Attack: JeM offshoot PAFF releases photos of army truck ambush, claims will release video too
Ajeyo Basu •Though the area where the Poonch attack took place is considered terrorism-free for long, the Bhata Dhurian forest area remains a notorious infiltration route for terrorists attempting to sneak into India by crossing the Line of Control (LoC) due to its topography and dense forest cover
Poonch Attack: Terrorists used steel bullets to pierce armoured shield
•Five soldiers were killed and one injured after the terrorists attacked the lone Army truck, which was carrying eatables for iftar to a nearby village, in the dense forest area of Bhata Dhurian late on Thursday afternoon and the vehicle caught fire
Poonch terror attack: Drones, sniffer dogs, MI chopper used in manhunt; 12 detained
Fp Staff •Initial reports suggest the presence of around five terrorists and the army truck is believed to have been attacked from three different sides. After the ambush, the terrorists possibly used grenades as well as sticky bombs that set the vehicle ablaze
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army pays tribute to soldiers martyred in Poonch terror attack
Ajeyo Basu •The five Indian Army soldiers were martyred while another was injured on Thursday when their vehicle was attacked by unidentified terrorists in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Their vehicle had caught fire due to the attack
Poonch Terror Attack: Pakistan terrorists among 5 suspects, claim officials
Ajeyo Basu •Five terrorists were allegedly responsible for the terrorist attack in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday that claimed the lives of five Indian Army soldiers, according to officials on Friday. Three of the suspects are thought to be foreign terrorists from Pakistan
J&K: 5 soldiers killed as terrorists attack army vehicle in Poonch
Fp Staff •'The vehicle was fired upon by terrorists and it caught fire, due to the likely use of grenades by terrorists,' the army said. The deceased soldiers were from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counterterror operations
Five soldiers die as Army truck catches fire in J&K's Poonch
Fp Staff •According to media reports, the cause behind the fire is yet to be identified, but it is suspected that the fire may have broken out due to a lightning strike
Pakistan: Protests rock PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India
Fp Staff •In a video that has gone viral on several social media platforms, a huge rally in Gilgit Baltistan can be seen demanding the reopening of the Kargil Road and reunion with their fellow Baltis in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India
Former PoK CM slams Pakistan, demands greater rights for Gilgit Baltistan
Fp Staff •Gilgit Baltistan has seen intense protests by local villagers in recent days after the Pakistan Army and various paramilitary forces tried to forcibly take over their land.