Unrest in Valley robs Army of eyes and ears on ground
September 19, 2016 09:25
Even as Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists stormed an Army camp in Uri killing 17 personnel, a senior Home Ministry official said the security establishment was grappling with intelligence gathering in the Valley.
The three-month unrest has left a huge vacuum on the intelligence front as several areas were put under curfew, affecting the movement of informers, the official said.
"The prolonged curfew has ensured that the informers cannot reach out to their handlers. There is a breakdown in communication channels and it is difficult to get any specific information these days; the informers avoid venturing out for the fear of being identified and killed," said the official.
The official said the terrorists' plan to target the Army's administrative block in Uri was in consonance with JeM's previous attacks on security establishments including the Pathankot airbase on January 2.
"The terrorists are careful in not using phones and the only reliable information we used to get on their movement was from local informers. The human intelligence network has suffered a lot," said the official.
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