Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 (ANI): Two Army soldiers were killed and three others were injured in a case of fratricide which took place Friday morning in 156 Territorial Army battalion based at Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 14 (ANI): An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists in Surankote sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar : The Indian Army has launched a major operation at the Khablan forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district amid the villagers claimed that they have witnessed the presence of terrorists who were heavily armed with weapons. The Thanmandi-Rajouri road has been closed to traffic as a precaution. Today’s op is part of the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Poonch and Pirpanjal regions of J&K. Nine soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in action over the past 27 days, in an operation that began in the Surankote forests on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers.

Srinagar : The Indian Army has launched a major operation at the Khablan forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district amid the villagers claimed that they have witnessed the presence of terrorists who were heavily armed with weapons. The Thanmandi-Rajouri road has been closed to traffic as a precaution. Today’s op is part of the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Poonch and Pirpanjal regions of J&K. Nine soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in action over the past 27 days, in an operation that began in the Surankote forests on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers.

Srinagar : The Indian Army has launched a major operation at the Khablan forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district amid the villagers claimed that they have witnessed the presence of terrorists who were heavily armed with weapons. The Thanmandi-Rajouri road has been closed to traffic as a precaution. Today’s op is part of the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Poonch and Pirpanjal regions of J&K. Nine soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in action over the past 27 days, in an operation that began in the Surankote forests on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers.

Srinagar : The Indian Army has launched a major operation at the Khablan forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district amid the villagers claimed that they have witnessed the presence of terrorists who were heavily armed with weapons. The Thanmandi-Rajouri road has been closed to traffic as a precaution. Today’s op is part of the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Poonch and Pirpanjal regions of J&K. Nine soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in action over the past 27 days, in an operation that began in the Surankote forests on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers.

Srinagar : The Indian Army has launched a major operation at the Khablan forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district amid the villagers claimed that they have witnessed the presence of terrorists who were heavily armed with weapons. The Thanmandi-Rajouri road has been closed to traffic as a precaution. Today’s op is part of the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Poonch and Pirpanjal regions of J&K. Nine soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in action over the past 27 days, in an operation that began in the Surankote forests on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers.

Srinagar : The Indian Army has launched a major operation at the Khablan forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district amid the villagers claimed that they have witnessed the presence of terrorists who were heavily armed with weapons. The Thanmandi-Rajouri road has been closed to traffic as a precaution. Today’s op is part of the ongoing anti-terror operation in the Poonch and Pirpanjal regions of J&K. Nine soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in action over the past 27 days, in an operation that began in the Surankote forests on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers.

Jammu Oct 31 PTI The authorities reopened a stretch of the Jammu-Rajouri national highway for traffic on Sunday morning more than two weeks after it was shut in view of an ongoing counter-insurgency operation in an adjoining dense forest belt officials said The operation to track down a group of hiding terrorists who are responsible for the killing of nine soldiers in Bhatti Durrian forest in Mendhar along with Surankote forest in Poonch and nearby Thanamandi in Rajouri district entered the 21st day on Sunday the officials said While the operation is underway the authorities allowed traffic on the main highway between Bhimber Gali in Mendhar and Jera Wali Gali in Surankote in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district much to the relief of residents especially taxi operators who have been demanding its reopening The road stretch which passes along the cordoned-off forest belt was closed as a precautionary measure on October 15 a day after four army personnel including a JCO were killed in an exchange of fire with the hiding terrorists in Bhatti Durrian forest the officials said The operation started in Surankote forest on October 11 following the killing of five soldiers including a JCO and was subsequently extended to Mendhar to neutralize the fleeing terrorists A Pakistani terrorist who was moved from the Kot Bhalwal Central Jail in Jammu to Mendhar on police remand for questioning in connection with the ongoing operation was killed when the security forces accompanying him to identify a hideout came under fire from hiding terrorists on October 24 The contact with the hiding terrorists was only established twice on October 11 at Surankote and Thanamandi and again at Bhatti Durrian on October 14 the officials said After the firing on October 24 in Bhatti Durrian which left the Pakistani terrorist killed there was no contact with the hiding terrorists A major part of the forest belt was cleared to allow the authorities to reopen the highway and villagers to resume normal activities the officials said They said there was no breakthrough against the holed up terrorists who are avoiding direct contact with the search parties and are on the run taking advantage of thick foliage natural caves and difficult terrain The operation is now going on deep inside the forest with a number of natural caves The search parties are clearing the caves and moving cautiously to neutralize the suspected terrorists an official said Over a dozen persons including two women were detained so far for questioning after it came to light that they allegedly provided logistic support including food and shelter to the terrorists the officials said Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region have witnessed a rise in infiltration attempts since June this year resulting in the killing of nine terrorists in separate encounters PTI TAS SMN SMN

Jammu Oct 29 PTI The combing and search operation by the multi-grid security forces to clean up forests in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district of terrorists entered the 19th day on Friday with officials claiming it to be probably the longest exercise in many years An Army officer said there was no contact with terrorists in the last few days but efforts were on to track them down and clean up the belt of their presenceThe last contact with terrorists followed an encounter between terrorists and a joint search party on October 24A Pakistani terrorist who was shifted from the Kot Bhalwal Central Jail in Jammu to Mendhar on police remand for questioning in connection with the ongoing operation was killed when security force personnel accompanying him to identify a hideout came under fire from militantsThe anti-terror operation to clean up forests in the belt is on It is probably the longest-drawn operation in many many years the Army officer told PTIArmed with sophisticated weapons a large number of Army personnel and policemen are battling the threat of ambushes and IEDs to carry out cleaning up operations in dense forests valleys and cave hideoutsThe operation at Bhatti Durian in Mendhar along with Surankote forest in Poonch and Thanamandi in Rajouri continued for the 19th day to flush out a group of terrorists who attacked Army search parties on October 11 and 14 killing nine soldiers including two Junior Commissioned Officers JCOsOver a dozen people including two women were detained for questioning after it came to light that they had allegedly provided logistic support to the terrorists officials said adding during this operation four IEDs planted by terrorists were detected and defused safelyThe security forces also busted a hideout last week at the encounter site in Bhatti Durrian forest leading to the recovery of an assault rifle a magazine with 29 rounds two grenades and two detonators officials saidAlthough the combing operation was launched after the detection of suspicious movement two months ago the first contact with terrorists occurred on October 11 then again on October 14While a JCO and four security personnel laid down their lives in a gunfight during the counter-insurgency operation in Surankote forest of Poonch on October 11 four other soldiers including another JCO died in an encounter in Nar Khas forest in Mendhar on October 14After suffering nine casualties the Army has upped the ante against terrorists holed up in the jungles of Poonch in the Jammu region asking locals not to venture out of their homes and blocking main roads for a full-scale operation officials saidLast Tuesday Army Chief General M M Naravane visited forward areas along the Line of Control to review the ground situation and ongoing counter-infiltration operations in PoonchIn 2009 Poonch was the theatre of a nine-day operation and encounter with terrorists Four soldiers including a JCO lost their lives while four terrorists were killed in that encounterThe ongoing operation against militants holed up in the Pir Panjal ridges in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch is the longest in the area since 2003 officials saidIn April-May 2003 the Army had launched a massive combing search and destroy operation in Hill Kaka area of Surankote belt of Poonch district and killed 83 terrorists most of them foreign mercenaries PTI AB NSD NSD