2018 Sunjuwan attack
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On 10 February 2018, at predawn, Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists[1] attacked an Indian Army camp in Sunjuwan, Jammu, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Six soldiers, three attackers and one civilian were killed and 20 injured including 14 soldiers, and five women and children.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Notably, this attack coincided with the death anniversary of Afzal Guru,[9] convicted in the 2001 Indian parliament attack.[10][11][12][13] The attack has been described as one of the worst since the 2016 Uri attack.[14][15] The man described by the Indian Army as the mastermind of the attack, Mufti Waqas, a commander in Jaish-e-Mohammed, was killed in an army operation on 5 March 2018 in south Kashmir's Awantipur.[16][17][18]
2018 Sunjuwan attack | |
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Location | Sunjuwan military camp, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates | 32°42′5.0″N 74°55′19.2″E |
Date | 10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)- 11 February 2018 (2018-02-11) |
Deaths | 10 (6 soldiers, 1 civilian and 3 militants) |
Injured | 11 |
Perpetrators | Jaish-e-Mohammed |