SRINAGAR: Two terrorists were neutralized in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday.
According to officials, the encounter took place in the Keran sector of the Northern Kashmir district. The exchange of gunfire is ongoing, with additional details forthcoming.
On July 14, the Indian Army thwarted an infiltration attempt along the LoC in Kupwara district, eliminating three terrorists. On 6 July, six terrorists were killed by security forces in two separate gunfights in Kulgam district, with two soldiers also losing their lives in the encounters.
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Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are on high alert due to a recent spike in terror attacks in the Jammu region as well over the past few weeks.
Earlier in the day, an army soldier was wounded in a firefight with terrorists in Jammu’s Doda district. The encounter took place in Jaddan Bata village in the Kastigarh area around 2 am.
This incident followed the deaths of four Army personnel, including an officer, who were killed in combat with terrorists in the Doda district. Captain Brijesh Thapa, Naik D. Rajesh, Sepoy Bijendra, and Sepoy Ajay sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
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In response, security forces launched an extensive operation against the terrorist network in the region. The July 16 attack was claimed by the “Kashmir Tigers,” an affiliate of the Pakistan-backed terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
Most recently, on June 26 in Doda, three terrorists were killed in a shootout with security forces. The confrontation occurred after the Army surrounded a hideout containing four terrorists.