Overview
- Security forces have expanded into snowbound ridgelines with forward winter posts to maintain pressure through Chillai Kalan.
- Intelligence estimates place 30–35 Pakistan-linked militants in the Jammu region, operating in higher and mid-mountain belts of Kishtwar and Doda.
- Operations follow a surveillance–sweep–surveillance cycle designed to prevent regrouping after areas are cleared.
- Joint missions bring together the Army, J&K Police, CRPF, SOG, Village Defence Guards, forest guards and civil administration for faster, coordinated action.
- Drones, thermal imagers, ground sensors and radars support specialised winter-warfare teams conducting high-altitude patrols and targeted searches.