Attack on IAF convoy
Militants attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, left one jawan dead and four injured
Top police and intelligence officials, including the Additional Director-General of Police, Jammu, inspected the ambush site.
Official sources said security agencies suspect the use of metal-piercing bullets fired from U.S.-made M4 carbines.
Sources also said security forces questioned a number of people to gather information on those who provided logistic support to the militants
According to preliminary reports, the militants belonged to an infiltrators’ group that had sneaked in recently from the Samba-Kathua belt of Jammu into the Rajouri-Poonch area
Challenges
A worrying aspect for the forces has been how the challenging topography in the Poonch-Rajouri region have left personnel exposed on several occasions.
The dense foliage in the area has been a big hindrance for security forces while conducting operations and they have suffered heavy casualties in the region in the past two years.
The Poonch-Rajouri area is also where terrorists hiding in a cave atop a hill had killed five Army personnel, including two special forces captains, last year.
Even in that encounter, the forest and the topography had proven to be a challenge.
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