Meanwhile, Army continued its operation against a group of heavily armed militants in Raynar forest area of Bandipora District on June 10, adds Daily Excelsior. Earlier, militants attacked the Army search party on June 9 evening triggering a brief encounter after Army’s 14 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) cordoned off Raynar forest area following inputs about movement of a militant group. Additional reinforcements of Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) were rushed to the area and a massive cordon was laid. On June 10 morning, the operation was resumed. They again had a brief gun battle with the militant group but militants managed to slip out from the cordon. Sources said that the militant group comprising about 15 members recently crossed into Bandipora after infiltration from Kupwara. However, troops are tracking their movement and massive operation is going on against them.The Army said that over 250 militants are waiting for infiltration on the launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) near the LoC. They have foiled several infiltration bids this year along the LoC in North Kashmir but few groups managed to sneak in despite tight vigil. Last year (2017), as per the Multi Agency Centre (MAC) figures, a record numbers of militants, 120, infiltrated into Kashmir. The Army said that militants are desperate for infiltration as large numbers of their cadres were killed for last over one year. This year (2018), so far, 153 were killed in militant violence including 34 civilians, 31 Security Force (SFs) personnel and 88 militants. Last year the figure for whole year stands at 57 civilians, 83 SFs personnel and 218 militants. Read less...
The Army said that over 250 militants are waiting for infiltration on the launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) near the LoC. They have foiled several infiltration bids this year along the LoC in North Kashmir but few groups managed to sneak in despite tight vigil. Last year (2017), as per the Multi Agency Centre (MAC) figures, a record numbers of militants, 120, infiltrated into Kashmir. The Army said that militants are desperate for infiltration as large numbers of their cadres were killed for last over one year. This year (2018), so far, 153 were killed in militant violence including 34 civilians, 31 Security Force (SFs) personnel and 88 militants. Last year the figure for whole year stands at 57 civilians, 83 SFs personnel and 218 militants. Read less...
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Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.