In battle of attrition, Army losing many of its men

November 30, 2016 09:22

With the latest incident, 89 personnel, including several officers, have been killed in action in Jammu and Kashmir this year.

The dramatic increase in number of casualties among security force personnel in Kashmir is deeply worrying many in the security establishment.

On Tuesday, at least seven Army personnel were killed and many, including BSF personnel, were injured in two terrorist attacks.

Informed sources said the high attrition rate particularly of officers in the Army, the worlds highest, can be detrimental in war. If the company commanders and the second-in-commands get killed in the first wave, there will be no one else to lead or fight during actual war, one source said.

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