Overview

• An intelligence-led joint operation by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched in the Machhal/Machil sector of Kupwara on October 13 after suspicious movement was detected along the Line of Control.
• Troops challenged infiltrators who opened fire, and return fire by the security forces killed two militants, with a large quantity of weapons and equipment recovered.
• Search and combing operations are continuing in the Kumbkadi and Lashdat forest belt to ensure no additional infiltrators are present.
• The identities and affiliations of the two slain militants have not yet been established, according to officials.
• Separate reports described blasts and illumination flares in the Dudniyal sector suggesting possible coordinated activity, as New Delhi has directed a high state of alert at the borders ahead of winter.