JAMMU: Twelve security personnel, including an Army captain, and 10 civilians died in terror attacks while 55 people were injured and five terrorists killed since January 1 in the Jammu region which has recently seen a surge in terror incidents, particularly in border districts.
Following is a chronology of terror incidents in the region:
July 2024:
July 15: Four army personnel, including an officer, killed in a gunfight with militants in Doda district.
July 8: Five army personnel killed and as many injured in a militant ambush in Kathua district.
July 7: An army personnel injured in militant attack on a security post in Rajouri district.
June 2024:
June 26: Three foreign militants killed in a gunfight in Doda district.
June 12: A policeman injured in a militant attack in Doda district.
June 11/12: Two foreign militants and a CRPF jawan killed in a gunfight in Kathua district. Five Rashtriya Rifles personnel and a Special Police Officer injured in a terrorist attack in Doda district.
June 9: Nine pilgrims killed and 42 injured in a militantt attack on a bus in Reasi district.
May 2024:
May 4: One IAF personnel killed and five injured in a militant attack in Poonch district.
April 2024:
April 28: A village defence guard killed in an encounter with militants in Udhampur district.
April 22: A government employee shot dead by militants in Rajouri district.