From night operations to dominating high land – three months since the Pahgam terror attack, the army is working overtime to ensure that the terrorists are working for a moment to settle in the dense forests and the mountain ranges of Jammu and Kashmir, the top officials told that the top officials have said that the top officials told that the top officials told that The Indian Express,
Earlier, the army’s top sources said, the operation will often be suspended after sunset and will resume at dawn. However, the purpose of changes in more night operation is to ensure that terrorists can neither rest in one place nor easily rotate in darkness.
On 26 June, during the night the search operations led a joint party of police and security forces to establish contact with a group of militants in Basantgarh area of Udampur, resulting in killing a top terrorist commander of Pakistan-based Jai-e-Mohammed. Known as Hyder, Maulvi’s name from Pakistan, he was active in the region for the last four years.
Sources also said that security forces have made a point to capture high land in the Pir Panjal range. A senior army officer recently cited an encounter in the Saytro region of the installment, where a group of militants moved towards a ridge were caught by the guard by the army soldiers, who already dominated strategic mountain heights.
The terrorists are believed to have been challenged by the soldiers from South Kashmir, on the other side of the ridge and a grenade was retaliated. Two terrorists were killed on the morning of 22 May.
A senior army official said, “We are tightening the nose.” Stating that “it is difficult to move terrorists”, he said, “We will hunt them sooner or later.”
Stating that 40–50 terrorists in small groups are considered active in areas falling south of the Pir Panjal range in Jammu province, stating that more than 80 percent are Pakistani citizens.
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Army sources said that terrorist operations are in progress not only in areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts along the Line of Control, but also in hernland areas of Rasi, Doda, Institute, Udampur and Katua districts.
Army (T) Indian Express
