Fresh encounter begins in J&K's Kishtwar; Kulgam gunfight enters 10th day
Army officials said they had launched a search operation in Dool area of Kishtwar following specific information on the presence of infiltrators. They said the infiltrators in the forest area opened fire at the forces which triggered an exchange which continued intermittently till evening. "Alert troops, while carrying out an intelligence-based operation, have established contact with terrorists in the early hours of 10 August 2025. Gunfire was exchanged. Operation under progress," Jammu-based White Knight Corps of the Indian Army informed.
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On April 12, three foreign infiltrators were killed in Chatroo area of Kishtwar and the army informed that an AK rifle, an M4 Rifle and other equipment were recovered from the spot. The officials claimed that a top JeM commander was killed in that encounter. The Army since then has engaged elite para commandos, drones, helicopters and sniffer dogs to trace the movement of infiltrators in the forest area of Kishtwar.
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In Akhal area of Kulgam in southern Kashmir, the ongoing operation entered its 10th day on Sunday and, till now, two Army men and two militants have been killed while nine Army men have been injured since the operation which started on August 1.
This is one of the longest operations in the Kashmir Valley in recent years. The officials had informed that "one of the two terrorists killed in the encounter was a local, while the body of the other terrorist was spotted but not recovered yet."
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