Two JeM Terrorists Killed in Kishtwar Operation

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district killed two terrorists affiliated with the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad group during a joint operation on Sunday, February 22, officials reported. The encounter took place in the remote Passerkut area of the Chatroo belt, where the militants were hiding in a mudhouse at the foothills of a hill.

The operation, codenamed Trashi I, was launched by troops from the Army's White Knight Corps, including the Counter Intelligence Force Delta unit, in coordination with Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force. It began after credible intelligence inputs from police, the Intelligence Bureau, and Army sources indicated the presence of militants in the forested, snow-covered region. Search parties approached the hideout around 11 a.m., prompting the terrorists to open fire and ignite an intense gun battle in the challenging terrain.

During the exchange, the mudhouse caught fire, and security forces later recovered the charred bodies of the two militants, along with two AK-47 rifles and ammunition. Officials identified one of the deceased as Saifullah, a Pakistani national and top JeM commander who had infiltrated the...