Anantnag gunfight: Two unidentified militants killed, operation on
Anantnag Jul 10 : Two unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday.
Pulwama: Soldiers run to take positions during an encounter with the militants at Kawni Village in Pulwama on Tuesday. PTI Photo (PTI9_22_2015_000293B)
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter.
In the ensuing gunfight, two unidentified militants have been killed while the operation is going on in the area—(KNO)