Militants attacked an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de factor border with Pakistan on Sunday (Sept 18), killing 17 soldiers in one of the most deadly attacks in the northern region of Kashmir in a quarter-century-old insurgency.
Four ‘fidayeen’ - or commando-style gunmen willing to fight to the death - were confirmed killed after penetrating the basein Uri near the Line of Control with Pakistan, an Indian army spokesman said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned what he called the ‘cowardly terror attack’. "I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished," Modi said in a series of Twitter posts.
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