Jammu and Kashmir, India

Jammu region's Rajouri Poonch belt has become a hub of terrorists in the last few months. Most of the active terrorists in the whole Union territory are foreigners, belonging to Pakistan.

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There have been multiple terror attacks in the region in recent times and most of them were carried out by these foreign terrorists active in the area, with majority of them belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfits. 

Jammu and Kashmir Police recently released three pictures of foreign terrorists active in the Rajouri Poonch belt. All three terrorists are of Pakistani origin and are associated with the Lashkar terror outfit.

The first terrorist is the top commander of Lashkar, identified as Abu Hamza.

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The second terrorist, identified as Fauji, is said to be a former Pakistani Army Commando and the third terrorist is identified as Aadun. He is also a Pakistani active in the belt for the last one year. 

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Sources in the security forces say there is a high possibility of the same group involved in the Reasi terror attack. However, they have not officially confirmed the involvement of the same terrorists. 

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Abu Hamza, a 32-year-old Pakistani terrorist, has a bounty of one million Indian rupees on his head. He has been active in the Rajouri Poonch belt for the last two years.

Sources say it was a group of terrorists that infiltrated through the LoC and International Border in the Jammu region. Abu Hamza has been responsible for multiple attacks in the region in recent times. 

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Jammu and Kashmir Police had said that it was Abu Hamza who was responsible for the attack on the convoy of Indian Air Forces on May 4. He was the main attacker in the killing of a government employee by the name of Mohammad Razaq on April 22 in Rajouri. 

Sources in the security forces say that Abu Hamza was trained in a camp by the Pakistan army before being sent to Jammu and Kashmir. He infiltrated with another terrorist by the name of Fauji who is said to be a former commando of the Pakistan army. The whole group has infiltrated together and have been actively carrying out attacks in the region. 

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Security forces have been on a hunt to look for these terrorists in the region although the topography plays a big hitch as the whole belt is a dense forest and gives an edge to the terrorists to hide after these ambush attacks. 

One of the major concerns for the security forces is the presence of these foreign terrorists in the Union Territory. 

Jammu and Kashmir Police's DGP RR Swain recently said that there are 70-80 foreign terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir and the focus of terrorism has shifted from local to foreign terrorists. 

The increasing number of foreign terrorists is a big challenge for the security forces as these terrorists are well-trained in Pakistan terror camps before being sent to Jammu and Kashmir. In recent times, we have also noticed the change as not only are these terrorists carrying out attacks in the Jammu region but also most of these foreign terrorists are said to be hiding in the same belt.