News Topic:Gunbattles
Kashmir
Two soldiers killed, two civilians among five injured as encounter rages in Kokernag
Two soldiers were killed, three others injured in a fierce encounter in Ahlan forest area of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday.
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Kashmir
Soldier, militant killed in Kupwara gunfight
A soldier and a militant were killed in a gunbattle that erupted on Tuesday evening in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said.
Jammu
Soldier killed as army foils infiltration bid in Jammu’s Poonch
A soldier was killed in the line of duty as the army thwarted an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu's Poonch district early Tuesday.
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Jammu
Gunbattle erupts as militants attempt infiltration in Poonch
Indian army troops foiled an infiltration attempt by suspected militants in the Battal sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said.
Breaking News
Four soldiers, including officer, killed in Doda gunfight
After the death of five soldiers in Kathua, four more soldiers including an officer have been killed in Deesa forest area of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kashmir
Three infiltrators killed in Kupwara, large cache of arms recovered: Army
Security forces said they eliminated three hardcore foreign militants who attempted to infiltrate across the LoC in the Keran sector of frontier Kupwara district.
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Jammu
Five soldiers killed, five injured after militants ambush army convoy in Kathua hills
Five army personnel were killed and five injured on Monday when militants ambushed their vehicle in the remote hilly terrain of Kathua district, officials said.
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Breaking News
Gunfight erupts in Kathua’s Machhedi area
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Machhedi area of Kathua district on Monday.
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