India's "Elite Warriors" fail to clean Pathankot for the 3rd day.

[Kompromat]

#PathankotAttack: Highly trained commandos fail to kill all the terrorists

Sources said the Army launched a final assault to neutralise two terrorists who were still alive and were engaging the security forces by firing shots. Heavy fire exchange took place between the terrorists and the forces till evening.

Manjeet Sehgal

The battery of commandoes and security forces - which was pressed into service to neutralise the terrorists - who struck Pathankot Air Force station in the wee hours on Saturday - failed to kill all the terrorists even after a 48 hour-long combing and search operation. The Air Force and other security personnel continued the operation throughout Saturday night. Locals said they were scared when the attack helicopters which continuously hovered over the Air Force Station and flashed flood lights on the Air Force Station at midnight. The search and combing operation gained momentum after sunrise.

A grenade blast was heard at 9 am when the bomb disposal squad was busy diffusing the arms. One IED went off when the commandoes were handling the body of a slain terrorist. One senior army officer was killed and four others were Injured in the blast. "Four terrorists have been killed during the operation which is still on and will continue till we are sure that there are no more intruders at the Air Force station. Seven people have been martyred, one Garud, five DSC jawans and one NSG," AOC Pathankot JS Dhamoon said. Sources said the Army launched a final assault to neutralise two terrorists who were still alive and were engaging the security forces by firing shots. Heavy fire exchange took place between the terrorists and the forces till evening.

The commandoes even blew up a portion of the Army canteen where the terrorists took position and attacked the security personnel. The terrorists continued to exchange fire even after the canteen was blown. A thick black smoke cloud appeared from the centre of the station after the building was blown by the commandoes to kill the terrorists.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), mandated to probe terror cases, will register a case on Monday to probe the conspiracy of Pakistan-based terrorist group, believed to be Jaish-e-Mohammed, behind the strike at the IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab.

A team of NIA was at the spot on Saturday as per the standard operating procedure and on Sunday the Government decided to hand over the case to the NIA after taking concurrence from the Punjab government, official sources said. The mandate of the NIA probe will include entry of the militants into India, killing of a taxi driver Ikagar Singh, kidnapping of Superintendent of Police-rank officer of Punjab Police, who was later released and entry into the IAF campus, the sources said. They said the investigators will also try and ascertain the conspiracy that was hatched on the Pakistani soil by the terrorists and if possible find out the state and non-state actors in that country.

#PathankotAttack: Highly trained commandos fail to kill all the terrorists : Mail Today, News - India Today

 

[Srinivas]

It is a complex area housing many families, forest, schools, Hangars etc...etc..,

 

[Moon]

It is a complex area housing many families, forest, schools, Hangars etc...etc..,

How big is the Pathankot base, is it a major base?.

 

[cerberus]

How big is the Pathankot base, is it a major base?.

Its just 30 km away from border.now understand how important that airbase really is

 

[Srinivas]

How big is the Pathankot base, is it a major base?.

It houses MIG 21, 27 and Mi 35 Helicopters , I guess it is 200 Acres Plus some forest adjacent to it.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

How big is the Pathankot base, is it a major base?.

Little over 13 kms ( not sure though ) sorrounded by a river and thick forest on one side and highway on the other side.

 

[cerberus]

#PathankotAttack: Highly trained commandos fail to kill all the terrorists

Sources said the Army launched a final assault to neutralise two terrorists who were still alive and were engaging the security forces by firing shots. Heavy fire exchange took place between the terrorists and the forces till evening.

Manjeet Sehgal

The battery of commandoes and security forces - which was pressed into service to neutralise the terrorists - who struck Pathankot Air Force station in the wee hours on Saturday - failed to kill all the terrorists even after a 48 hour-long combing and search operation. The Air Force and other security personnel continued the operation throughout Saturday night. Locals said they were scared when the attack helicopters which continuously hovered over the Air Force Station and flashed flood lights on the Air Force Station at midnight. The search and combing operation gained momentum after sunrise.

A grenade blast was heard at 9 am when the bomb disposal squad was busy diffusing the arms. One IED went off when the commandoes were handling the body of a slain terrorist. One senior army officer was killed and four others were Injured in the blast. "Four terrorists have been killed during the operation which is still on and will continue till we are sure that there are no more intruders at the Air Force station. Seven people have been martyred, one Garud, five DSC jawans and one NSG," AOC Pathankot JS Dhamoon said. Sources said the Army launched a final assault to neutralise two terrorists who were still alive and were engaging the security forces by firing shots. Heavy fire exchange took place between the terrorists and the forces till evening.

The commandoes even blew up a portion of the Army canteen where the terrorists took position and attacked the security personnel. The terrorists continued to exchange fire even after the canteen was blown. A thick black smoke cloud appeared from the centre of the station after the building was blown by the commandoes to kill the terrorists.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), mandated to probe terror cases, will register a case on Monday to probe the conspiracy of Pakistan-based terrorist group, believed to be Jaish-e-Mohammed, behind the strike at the IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab.

A team of NIA was at the spot on Saturday as per the standard operating procedure and on Sunday the Government decided to hand over the case to the NIA after taking concurrence from the Punjab government, official sources said. The mandate of the NIA probe will include entry of the militants into India, killing of a taxi driver Ikagar Singh, kidnapping of Superintendent of Police-rank officer of Punjab Police, who was later released and entry into the IAF campus, the sources said. They said the investigators will also try and ascertain the conspiracy that was hatched on the Pakistani soil by the terrorists and if possible find out the state and non-state actors in that country.

#PathankotAttack: Highly trained commandos fail to kill all the terrorists : Mail Today, News - India Today

Understandable its shows the frustration of media who are effectively curbed from Flow of information to prevention of sensitivity of the operation

Its very easy to pass judgement on military operations For TV Anchors sitting in there AC cabin's in Newsrooms

Point is Media and civilians never realize sensitivity and complexity of Such operations

 

[I.R.A]

Okay this presents us with another opportunity................ PM Nawaz Sharif should offer Modi to train Indian forces about how to conduct such an op in timely and efficient manner. Days can be reduced to hours we can share it with them.

OR unless they wish to prolong it on purpose.

The mandate of the NIA probe will include entry of the militants into India, killing of a taxi driver Ikagar Singh, kidnapping of Superintendent of Police-rank officer of Punjab Police, who was later released

What kind of terrorists are these? I am sorry but this is funny that they killed a taxi driver and but let go a ranked Police officer.

 

[Slav Defence]

The large-scale attack on the Pathankot air force base started before dawn on Saturday

PATHANKOT: After saying all the terrorists who attacked the Pathankot air base near the Pakistan border were dead, officials said at least two attackers remained and vowed to kill them today to end a more than 48-hour siege.

At least seven troops have died and 4 terrorists have been killed in the fighting so far.


On Sunday, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi told reporters that the last two gunmen had been cornered and would be "neutralized" soon. Sources tell NDTV that it's clear that the terrorists moved in two groups.

The large-scale attack on the Pathankot air force base started before dawn on Saturday and comes a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian premier in 12 years to visit Pakistan.

Mr Mehrishi said Indian authorities were alerted about a potential attack in Pathankot, and that aerial surveillance at the base spotted the terrorists as they entered the compound. He said they were engaged by Indian troops and were kept away from the base's aircraft and military equipment.

Since Saturday morning, the base has been swarming with air force commandos, troops from the elite National Security Guard and local police.

A senior air force officer, Air Marshal Anil Khosla, told reporters in New Delhi that the base will not be declared fully secured until the entire area is checked by troops.

The sprawling Pathankot air force base is spread over several kilometers, including some forested sections. It houses a fleet of India's Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets and Mi-25 and Mi-35 attack helicopters, along with other military hardware.

The Defense Ministry said no aircraft or military equipment had been damaged in the fighting.

The base is on the highway that connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. It is also very close to the border with Pakistan.

The violence follows Prime Minister Modi's surprise December 25 visit to Pakistan, where he met with his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif - a trip that marked a significant thaw in the mostly tense relations between the two countries.

Ahead of PM Modi's visit to Pakistan, the national security advisers of both countries met in Thailand. The Foreign Secretaries of both nations are to meet in Islamabad later this month.

Neither New Delhi nor Islamabad have so far given any indication that the planned talks are under any threat.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has condemned the attack.

While all political parties condemned the attack, there were no demands that the Modi government call off talks with Pakistan.
Story First Published: January 04, 2016 10:54 IST
2 Terror Teams Struck Pathankot, Reveal Officials To NDTV

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Thank god that peace process remained unaffected.This attack clearly disrupts the attempt to sabotage growing relationship b/w Pakistan and India to gain regional stability.
However,I am interested to find out about the further details of attack.Please,do let me know.



regards

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

No Civilian deaths...No Air-force equipment damaged(Primary Objective of the terrorists failed).... Terrorist could not even reach Technical Area.. Trapped and Killed right after scaling the outer boundary wall...

And some Jackass has guts to call the operations a failure..

 

[Slav Defence]

@Horus @balixd @AZADPAKISTAN2009 @Mrc @DESERT FIGHTER

Indian casualties in Pathankot attack: 7.
Pakistani casualties in PAF Badaber attack: 29.
Also Pakistani military lost a costly fennec helicopter due to ground fire from TTP.

httpaviation-safetynet/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179660

So this speaks volumes about which counter attack was better.

Bad strategy.It is nothing to be proud of.Precious loss of lives have taken place which is condemnable.However,if I have mistaken your intention as trolling,then please correct me in this regard.


thanks

 

[Dandpatta]

Yeeahh !! Pakistan should train Indian troops.

Happy now?

 

[Nilgiri]

Thank god that peace process remained unaffected.This attack clearly disrupts the attempt to sabotage growing relationship b/w Pakistan and India to gain regional stability.
However,I am interested to find out about the further details of attack.Please,do let me know.

Like I said before...I think Modi is going to go all out to court the democratically elected civilian administration of Pakistan and deal with it separately to the Pak military/ISI/proxies etc for the most part.

This attack was not on the scale of Mumbai, nor a sustained effort like Kargil....so the response will also be given directly to those elements responsible, while trying to segregate those areas where India and Pakistan can move forward as much as possible.

There is a larger strategy at work here, we will have to give it a few years or more to see how it materialises.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

terrorists are still in the base????

 

[Slav Defence]

Actually it is the op post that was a troll Mr.I just replied using the same points used in thread post.

The Op didn't intended to throw insult towards Indian security,look at the source and serious discussion going on in here.I can show you many articles which were criticizing the Pakistan's security when our bases were attacked.
Stop taking things as India vs Pakistan and get yourself comfortable.You are new,therefore I am taking my rating back.

regards