['< sod > the\'\'\'2016 uri attack\'\'\'was an attack by four heavily armed terrorists on 18 september 2016, near the town of [ [ uri, jammu and kashmir | uri ] ] in the [ [ india ] ] n - administered state of [ [ jammu and kashmir ] ]. it was reported as " the deadliest attack on security forces in kashmir in two decades ". < ref name = " uri " > { { cite news | title = militants attack indian army base in kashmir\'killing 17\'| url = http : / / www. bbc. com / news / world - asia - india - 37399969 | accessdate = 18 september 2016 | work = | agency = bbc news | date = 18 september 2016 | location = } } < / ref > no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, < ref name = time / > though the militant group [ [ jaish - e - mohammed ] ] is suspected of being involved in the planning and execution of the attack. < ref name = " susperps " / > at the time of the attack, the [ [ kashmir valley ] ] region was at the centre of [ [ 2016 kashmir unrest | unrest ] ], during which 85 civilians had been killed by indian security forces < ref > { { cite news | url = http : / / edition. cnn. com / 2016 / 09 / 18 / asia / india - kashmir - attack / | title = soldiers killed in army base attack in indian - administered kashmir | work = cnn | date = 19 september 2016 | accessdate = 21 september 2016 | quote = after a few years of relative calm in indian - administered kashmir - - largely considered one of the world\'s most tumultuous geopolitical flashpoints since the india - pakistan partition - - the region has been gripped by unrest for more than two months. } } < / ref > and thousands injured in clashes with security forces. < ref > { { cite news | url = https : / / au. news. yahoo. com / world / a / 32651887 / suspected - rebels - attack - major - indian - army - base - in - kashmir | title = india blames pakistan militants for kashmir border attack which killed 17 | work = yahoo | date = 19 september 2016 | accessdate = 21 september 2016 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > the\'\'\'2016 uri attack\'\'\'was an attack by four heavily armed terrorists on 18 september 2016, near the town of [ [ uri, jammu and kashmir | uri ] ] in the [ [ india ] ] n - administered state of [ [ jammu and kashmir ] ]. it was reported as " the deadliest attack on security forces in kashmir in two decades ". < ref name = " uri " > { { cite news | title = militants attack indian army base in kashmir\'killing 17\'| url = http : / / www. bbc. com / news / world - asia - india - 37399969 | accessdate = 18 september 2016 | work = | agency = bbc news | date = 18 september 2016 | location = } } < / ref > no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, < ref name = time / > though the militant group [ [ jaish - e - mohammed ] ] is suspected of being involved in the planning and execution of the attack. < ref name = " susperps " / > at the time of the attack, the [ [ kashmir valley ] ] region was at the centre of [ [ 2016 kashmir unrest | unrest ] ], during which 85 civilians died < ref > { { cite news | url = http : / / edition. cnn. com / 2016 / 09 / 18 / asia / india - kashmir - attack / | title = soldiers killed in army base attack in indian - administered kashmir | work = cnn | date = 19 september 2016 | accessdate = 21 september 2016 | quote = after a few years of relative calm in indian - administered kashmir - - largely considered one of the world\'s most tumultuous geopolitical flashpoints since the india - pakistan partition - - the region has been gripped by unrest for more than two months. } } < / ref > and thousands injured in clashes with security forces. < ref > { { cite news | url = https : / / au. news. yahoo. com / world / a / 32651887 / suspected - rebels - attack - major - indian - army - base - in - kashmir | title = india blames pakistan militants for kashmir attack which killed 17 | work = yahoo | date = 19 september 2016 | accessdate = 21 september 2016 } } < / ref > < eod >']