After prolonged searches in the thick forests and under difficult terrain conditions, security forces confirmed the elimination of two intruders, the Army said. (Representational)A major attempt by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) to strike a forward post along the Line of Control in North Kashmir's Naugam sector was foiled yesterday, a statement released by the Indian Army's 15 corps in Srinagar on Monday said. Retaliation by the Indian Army followed by a thorough search operation confirmed the “elimination of two likely Pakistani soldiers”, it added.
According to the Army, intruders dressed in combat dresses attempted to target the forward post by taking advantage of the thick forest cover early on Sunday morning. The infiltration bid was supported by heavy firing from nearby Pakistani posts.
#Pakistan gets befitting response to an attempted BAT attack in #Naugam sector, #Baramulla. #IndianArmy foiled a major attempt to strike a fwd post along the #LoC in the early hours of 30 Dec 18. At least 02 likely Pak soldiers neutralized & an array of warlike stores recovered.
— Chinar Corps – Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) December 31, 2018
“The intruders attempted to move by exploiting the thick jungles close to LoC and were assisted by heavy covering fire of high calibre weapons such as mortars and rocket launchers from Pakistani posts. The movement was nonetheless detected by the vigilant Indian Army troops deployed along the…
