Overview

• Overnight firefight in the dense Akhal Devsar forest left two soldiers dead and four others injured, raising total security force casualties since August 1 to at least ten
• One militant has been neutralised so far, with forces pursuing additional militants believed to be sheltering in natural cave-like hideouts
• The multi-agency effort unites the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF and Special Operations Group under a sustained cordon-and-search campaign
• Drones, helicopters and thermal-imaging equipment are deployed alongside Para commandos to navigate challenging terrain and limit collateral damage
• Launched on precise intelligence inputs, the nine-day operation has become one of South Kashmir’s longest-running anti-terror campaigns