CI Operations in Jammu & Kashmir

[KS]

But the Afghan tough as they were soon realized that this was not Soviet conscripts but the tough and motivated men of the Indian Army. Furthermore unlike the Soviets the Indian Army was fighting on its own land. In the battles even though the Indian Army and other forces had higher losses than before the Afghans more often then not were eliminated.

Read fully @ :: Lt Gen (Retd) Arjun Ray ::

 

[Poseidon]

Read fully @ :: Lt Gen (Retd) Arjun Ray ::

Well the Afghans were formidable foes because they were battle hardened by the Soviet-Afghan War and also had good physique so they used to carry more arms:

Indian army officers say that the Afghanis, who are veterans of guerrilla warfare and carry more arms and ammunition, are more formidable foes than other militants.

Some more in interesting excerpts:

By now the insurgency was a full scale low level conflict and its primary flag bearer was not the local insurgent but the battle hardened veterans of the Afghan jihad. With the winding down of the Afghan conflict a large number of Afghan mujahids were freed up. With no other occupation but the thought of jihad they now turned their attention to Kashmir. Known as the Mehmaan (Guest) militants they were eager to take on the Indian Army. Where as the Kashmiri insurgents would open up from more than 100 meters away the Afghan would come in as close as 30 meters. Along with their battle skills they brought in another legacy of the Afghan War the gruesome torture of civilian and military prisoners.

On SF's

After 1995 operations moved into a higher gear. The Special Forces were now established and their skills gave the Army the tools it needed. Using specific information the Special Forces could move in and eliminate whole mujahid units. Special Forces men dressed as locals mingled in and started hitting back. They could even move in the 10000 ft passes carrying out ambushes. They also moved across the LOC much deeper then the 1- 5 km penetration by the regular Army units. Their presence had the effect of forcing the ISI and Pakistani military of moving most of the training camps towards the sanctuary of the Afghan border. These operations also extracted a price.

In September 95, intelligence had placed a team of Lashkar-e-Toiba group in a mountain cave. A team led Captain Ashok Jasrotia of 9th SF moved up the 7000 feet mountain. By dawn they had moved into position when they were spotted. Captain Jasrotia threw a grenade and charged the militant and shot him in the process taking a bullet in the shoulder. Another militant tried to bludgeon him but Captain Jasrotia managed to kill him with his commando knife. As he moved towards the cave a hidden militant shot him in the chest and stomach. The rest of the commandos finished off the group. The tough captain hung on for 10 days dying en-route to New Delhi for medical attention. He was awarded the Ashok Chakra.

In addition to the Special Forces, units from the National Security Guards and the Marine Commandos also got involved. The Marine Commandos took positions in and around the Wullar lake cutting off infiltration routes and taking away the safe havens for militants. On occasion if the situation allowed heavier firepower was used. Trapped mujahid units have been pummeled by BMP cannons and machine gun fire from Mi-25 and Lancer helicopters. Mi-17 helicopters have been used to move QRTs as well as provide suppressive fire especially in the Doda region. The army, however, has been reluctant to use this on a everyday basis in order not to hand the propaganda victory to the mujahid. The Army also turned around some militant units. While the results they definitely created confusion turmoil amongst the militants.

http://www.generalarjunray.com/index.php?page=reviews2

 

[KS]

I've heard the chechens - though very limited in number - were THE most hardened militants and then the Afghans.

 

[Tronic]

I wish the General would've got someone to edit his article. Heck, I wouldn't mind doing so. It's an interesting read, but hard at times since there is no use of punctuation at all. Sorry to knitpick.

 

[KS]

I wish the General would've got someone to edit his article. Heck, I wouldn't mind doing so. It's an interesting read, but hard at times since there is no use of punctuation at all. Sorry to knitpick.

That is "Nitpick".....Sorry to nitpick...

 

[Poseidon]

I've heard the chechens - though very limited in number - were THE most hardened militants and then the Afghans.

Maybe,after all the Chechens managed to defeat the Russians in the first Chechen war.

But they were too few and were culled easily.
http://freepresskashmir.com/chechen-among-four-killed-in-kashmir/

There were many Arabs too:

Jane's Intelligence Review
April 1, 1995

SECTION: MIDDLE EAST; Vol. 7; No. 4; Pg. 175

LENGTH: 4107 words

HEADLINE: Arab Veterans of the Afghan War

BYLINE: James Bruce


Indian security authorities say they have killed or captured a score
of Arab and other foreign veterans of the Afghan war fighting with
Muslim guerrillas in disputed Kashmir where Pakistan, their old
patron, is active in fomenting rebellion among the Muslims. They are
also providing them with weapons, including large amounts of arms
originally provided by the Americans and their allies for the
mojahedin in Afghanistan. The Indians say they have learned the names
of 50 Arab guerrillas from the captured men.

 

[Poseidon]

I've heard the chechens - though very limited in number - were THE most hardened militants and then the Afghans.

Maybe,after all the Chechens managed to defeat the Russians in the first Chechen war.

But they were too few and were culled easily.
Chechen among four killed in Kashmir - Free Press Kashmir

There were many Arabs too:

Jane's Intelligence Review
April 1, 1995

SECTION: MIDDLE EAST; Vol. 7; No. 4; Pg. 175

LENGTH: 4107 words

HEADLINE: Arab Veterans of the Afghan War

BYLINE: James Bruce


Indian security authorities say they have killed or captured a score
of Arab and other foreign veterans of the Afghan war fighting with
Muslim guerrillas in disputed Kashmir where Pakistan, their old
patron, is active in fomenting rebellion among the Muslims. They are
also providing them with weapons, including large amounts of arms
originally provided by the Americans and their allies for the
mojahedin in Afghanistan. The Indians say they have learned the names
of 50 Arab guerrillas from the captured men.

 

[Ray]

Arjun Roy was a man in a hurry and so he must have forgotten the punctuation.

We see the same on many posts out here the same thing happening!