Army foils BAT action in Uri sector of Kashmir, kills 2 militants

Majid Jahangir

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, May 26

The Army on Friday morning foiled a Border Action Team (BAT) action along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, killing two militants.

Srinagar-based defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said the BAT action was aimed against an Indian Army patrol along the LoC.

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“Two BAT terrorists have been killed; and the operation is still on,” he said.

Sources said the BAT action was foiled between Gwaltan and Uroosa in Uri sector. The BAT is small group of specialised Pakistani troops supported by militants who usually target patrol teams or isolated posts across the LoC.

On May 1, two soldiers were killed and their bodies were mutilated in a BAT action in Krishnaghati sector of Poonch in the Jammu region. The mutilation of bodies triggered fresh tension along the LoC and days later the Army carried out an assault on Pakistani posts which were “aiding cross-border infiltration”.