Srinagar : Heavy firing continued in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch today as the army moved in to hunt down terrorists that have been hiding in the area for the past 12 days.
The Poonch encounter, which is one of the longest local anti-terrorist operations in recent times, has seen fierce fighting between the security forces and terrorists.
The encounter, which is one of the longest local anti-terrorist operations in recent times.
It has seen fierce fighting between the security forces and terrorists, who have been intermittently firing and withdrawing back into the densely forested area.
Seven soldiers and two officers have died in action since the encounter started nearly two weeks ago.
Nine lives lost :
With the latest killings, a total of nine Army personnel, including two JCOs, have laid down their lives in the ongoing counter.
Insurgency operation that began in Surankote forests of Poonch on Monday and later spread to nearby Thanamandi in Rajouri and Mendhar in Poonch.