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2007-07-19 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2007-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top
File under: Lashkar e-Taiba

#1 "brief" as in "capture and kill"?

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-19 06:28|| 2007-07-19 06:28|| Front Page Top

#2 You can't get much briefer than a one shot (behind the ear)gunbattle.

Posted by Steve 2007-07-19 07:31|| 2007-07-19 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The Indian Army Commader General JJ Singh has issued orders prohibiting soldiers from displaying the bodies of dead jihadis or posing with them.

Some junior officers have now begun to photograph the bodies, putting up the photos on a board during press conferences. General Singh said nothing about displaying photos of jihadis.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-19 10:47|| 2007-07-19 10:47|| Front Page Top

An Indian army soldier carries a heavy weapon as the army proceeds towards the site of a gun battle in Saloora, 25 km (16 miles) east of Srinagar

Members of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) receive arms training from army officers in Jammu July 3, 2007. The Indian army trains and provides arms to VDC members to help fight militants

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-19 10:54|| 2007-07-19 10:54|| Front Page Top

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-19 10:59|| 2007-07-19 10:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Do my eyes decieve me, or are the members of the Village Defence Committee using .303 Lee-Enfields?

Posted by Mike 2007-07-19 12:38|| 2007-07-19 12:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Yep.. the Ishapore factory continued to make them until 1975.
The Army handed over most to the various Indian police forces. As the police themselves upgrade, the venerable 303s get handed to the VDFs.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-19 13:59|| 2007-07-19 13:59|| Front Page Top

#8 303 Lee-Enfields have likely killed more people over the years than any other weapon ever made.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2007-07-19 17:12|| 2007-07-19 17:12|| Front Page Top

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