2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation | ||||||
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Part of Indo-Pakistani conflicts and Kashmir conflict |
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Map of the Line of Control |
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Belligerents | ||||||
LeT (claimed by India) |
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||
Pranab Mukherjee (President of India) Gen. Bipin Rawat (Chief of Army Staff) Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh (DG of Military Operations) Lt. Gen. Devraj Anbu (GOC-in-C, Northern Command) K.K. Sharma (DG of Border Security Force Manohar Parrikar (Minister of Defence) |
Mamnoon Hussain (President of Pakistan) Gen. R. Mahmood (Chairman joint chiefs) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa (Chief of Army Staff) Adm. M. Zakaullah (Chief of Naval Staff) Lt. Gen. Malik Zafar Iqbal (X Corps, Commander) VAdm Arif Hussaini (COMPAK, Commander) Khawaja Asif (Minister of Defence) |
Unknown | ||||
Units involved | ||||||
X Corps Army Rangers Navy COMPAK |
Unknown | |||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||
21 killed (Indian claim) 53–59 soldiers killed |
26 killed(Pakistani claim) 42 soldiers killed, (Indian claim) |
20–50 militants killed (Pakistan claim) |
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16 Indian civilians killed, 59+ injured (Indian claim) 39–51+ Pakistani civilians killed, 137 injured (Pakistani claim) |
LeT
(claimed by India)
JeM
(claimed by India)
IA Northern Command
Parachute Regiment (India)