A total of 16 soldiers and security personnel were killed in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir this year till June, the government said on Wednesday. Last year, a total of 62 security personnel had lost their lives, while in 2019, 80 security men were killed, Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt, said in a written reply to Rahul Kaswan in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said that terrorists carry out violent actions to destabilise the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

The security forces are combating terrorist activities along the Line of Control by eliminating the infiltration bids and by carrying out counter terrorist operations and responding to terrorist initiated incidents, the minister said. The Army carries out periodical review and refinement of the operating procedures and security arrangements of all its camps, garrisons and installations, based on threat assessment and analysis of past incidents.