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2006-01-29 India-Pakistan

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#1 Photos from today's "clash":
More jihadis turned into fertilizer by the Indian Army

Posted by john 2006-01-29 15:07|| 2006-01-29 15:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Those civilian porters sure look happy.

Wonder if they get paid by the body?

Posted by john 2006-01-29 17:58|| 2006-01-29 17:58|| Front Page Top

#3
Major among 2 soldiers killed

Perps:
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)

General officer Commanding (GoC) 25 Division Major General VK Dutta said while talking to the media persons here today. He said that all the slain ultras were wearing combat dresses.

Maj Gen Dutta said that a group of militants infiltrated into Indian territory from Mendla nallah in Krishna Ghati sub-sector of Poonch at about 0040 hours. The militants were heading towards Nangi Tekri near the border fencing with the intention of breaching it when a surviellance detatchment of army spotted them he said, adding that all ambushes were put on alert.
Major General Dutta said that when challenged by the ambush party led by the Company Commander Major James Thomas near LoC Fence, the militants opened fire. The brave Major alongwith his team kept engaged the infiltrators. The other ambushes were also re-adjusted accordingly. The militants, he said, were in two groups and one of the group tried to move towards other group. The brave Major, GoC 25 Div said came out of his post alongwith Company Havaldar Major (CHM) Saravjeet Singh. They openly challenged the group which was heading towards other and the managed to eliminate four ultras. The militants group fired with UBGL and also lobbed grenades towards the Major and CHM. Both of them were seriously injured and inspite being injured they kept engaged the militants till the reinforcement reached there. Both of them were hospitalised where they succumbed to their injuries.

Posted by RD 2006-01-29 18:41|| 2006-01-29 18:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Major James Thomas Havildar-Major Sarabjeet Singh later succumbed to their injuries.
Seven AK assault rifles with 21 magazines and 500 rounds, two under barrel grenade launchers
(UBGLs) with 18 grenades, 2 pistols with 4 magazines and 50 rounds, 20 different kinds of
grenades and 4 IEDs were recovered.
The spokesman said the recoveries also included a global positioning system, 2 satellite
phones, a digital computer, 7 radio sets, 8 antennas, 2 compasses, a medicine bag, a map
sheet, three matrix sheets, a wire cutter, Rs 7,550 in Indian currency and Rs 20 in Pakistani
currency.
He said the combing operation in the area was continuing as intelligence reports indicated some
militants might have hidden in the

Posted by RD 2006-01-29 18:54|| 2006-01-29 18:54|| Front Page Top

#5 ISI is equipping these jihadis well...

Posted by john 2006-01-29 20:54|| 2006-01-29 20:54|| Front Page Top

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