Overview

• Joint Operation Akhal began August 1 as the Army’s Chinar Corps, CRPF, mmu and KaKashmir Police and SOG launched a cordon-and-search mission in Akhal forest based on specific terror inputs.
• The search escalated into intense combat when hiding militants opened fire, leading to intermittent exchanges through the night.
• Security forces have so far killed two militants and rushed additional troops to strengthen the cordon and block escape routes.
• Operation Akhal is the third major counter-terror action in Kashmir this week, following Operation ShivShakti on July 30 and Operation Mahadev on July 28.
• The sustained campaign highlights enhanced multi-agency coordination and intelligence-driven tactics aimed at dismantling networks behind recent attacks and infiltration bids.