Major terror incidents in Jammu in last about three years

Terrorism's Persistent Shadow
Terrorism's Persistent Shadow

*May 4, 2024: An IAF soldier was martyred and six others were injured when terrorists ambushed their vehicle at Surankote in Poonch district.

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*April 28, 2024: A Village Defence Guard (VDC) was martyred in a terror attack at Basantgarh in Udhampur district. Terrorists escaped.
*April 22, 2024: A Social Welfare Department (SWD) official was killed by the terrorists. His brother, a Territorial Army jawan, who was the target, survived, at Shahdara Sharief in Rajouri district.
*December 21, 2023: Five Army soldiers were martyred and two others were injured in a terror attack at Dera Ki Gali, Surankote in Poonch district. Next day, four civilians under detention were killed.
* November 22, 2023: Two Captains were among 5 soldiers who attained martyrdom while two foreign terrorists were killed in two-day-long gun battle at Bajimaal in Dharamshal area of Kalakote tehsil in Rajouri district.
* May 5, 2023: Five Army para-commandos martyred and Major injured in an IED blast at Kandi, Rajouri.
* July 18, 2023: Four dreaded Pakistani terrorists were killed by Army at Sindhara Top in Surankote tehsil of Poonch.
* April 20, 2023: Five Army bravehearts sacrificed their lives at Bhatta Durrian in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district.
* January 1, 2023: Seven civilians of minority community, two of them minors, were killed in firing and IED blast triggered by two foreign militants at village Dhangri in Rajouri district.
* August 11, 2022: Five Army jawans were martyred and two fidayeens were eliminated during attack on an Army camp at Pargal in Darhal area of Rajouri.
* December 18, 2022: Two civilians were killed in a militant attack outside Alpha Gate in Rajouri.
* Mar-Apr 2022: Four blasts rocked Koteranka tehsil in Rajouri district within a span of 28 days targeting police, labourers, marriage house etc but causing very little damage. All the blasts were later worked out by the police.
* October 11, 2021: Five Army soldiers including a JCO lost their lives in an encounter with militants at Chamrer forests in Surankote.
* October 16, 2021: Four more soldiers including another JCO lost their lives in gun battle with same group of militants at Bhatta Durrian in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch.
* October 30, 2021: Two Army jawans including a Lieutenant became victims to a mine blast in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district.