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2 Militants, Soldier Killed In Pulwama Gunfight: Police

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Says One Among Them Was Behind Kashmiri Pandit Member’s Killing
Srinagar, Feb 28 (GNS): Police on Tuesday said that two militants and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Padgampora area Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Among them, a police spokesperson said that was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Kumar Nath in Pulwama on weekend.
Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that based on specific information about the presence of militants, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police, CRPF and Army.
He said that as soon as police and security forces reached the target area, the hiding militants opened indiscriminate fire, leading to an encounter.
He said that one militant had taken refuge in a mosque and he was tactfully neutralised without any damage to the mosque.
“Extreme caution and limited firepower was used in view of the sacred precincts. Civilians praying inside were also evacuated on time preventing any collateral damage,” he said, adding, “Resuming the search for the second militant who was holed up inside a bathroom of an adjacent building, again caution was exercised and 14 civilians were rescued from the place before he was neutralized”.
The killed militants, he said, have been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Malangpora, Pulwama (A Category) associated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and for past few months working with LeT (TRF) and Aijaz Ahmad Bhat of Syedabad Pastuna Tral (C-Category) associated with JeM and also working in coordination with HM and LeT.
Aqib, he said, was active since January 2021 and Aijaz was active since May 2022, the officer said.

He said that police have been successful in neutralizing the killer of Sanjay Kumar within a short period of time.
“We have also lost a brave soldier during the gunfight,” the officer added.
Army in a statement to GNS identified the killed soldier as Sepoy Pawan Kumar and the injured one as Naik Hemraj. Soon after getting injured, the army said, they were immediately evacuated to 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar where Sepoy Pawan Kumar succumbed to his injuries. The soldier is survived by his mother, Smt Bhajun Dassi, it said. His mortal remains will be moved for the last rites to his native place at Village Pithyt Rampur in District Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and will be laid to rest with full military honours, the statement added.
Meanwhile, the ADGP said 1 AK-47 rifle, 1AKS-74u rifle, 1 pistol, 2 grenades, 2 pouches, 5 AK magazines, 2 pistol magazines and 2 AADHAAR cards were recovered from militant duo.
Investigation so far revealed that both the militants, although joined through different militant organisations, had come together to conspire and attack minorities, outsiders, other vulnerable targets and security forces, the officer said.
They were involved in FIR No. 14/2023 PS Litter (recent killing of Kashmir Pandit Sanjay Pandita at Achan), FIR No 82/2022 PS Pulwama (attack of 2 outsider labourers at Lajoora), FIR no 115/2022 PS Tral (weapon snatching attempt), FIR No 76/2022 PS Tral (OGW module which supported them for grenade lobbing) among many other cases, the officer added.(GNS)
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February 28, 2023
Killer Of Pandit Among Two Militants Neutralised: ADGP JKP

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SRINAGAR: Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that one of the two militants killed in Padgampora Awantipora Encounter was behind the killing of Sanjay Sharma.
Vijay Kumar said that one militant had also taken refugee in the mosque and was tactfully neutrailised without any damage to the mosque.
‘Extreme caution and limited firepower was used in view of the sacred precincts. Civilians praying inside were also evacuated on time preventing any collateral damage.,” he said,
Adding further he said that while resuming the search for the second militant, who had holed up inside a bathroom of an adjacent building, again caution was exercised and 14 civilians were rescued from the place before he was neutralized.
The Killed militants have been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Malangpora, Pulwama (A Category) associated with HM and for past few months working with LeT (TRF)and Aijaz Ahmad Bhat of Syedabad Pastuna Tral (C-Category) associated with JeM and also working in coordination with HM and LeT, he said.
Aqib was active since January 2021 and Aijaz was active since May 2022, the officer said.
He said that police have been successful in neutralizing the killer of Sanjay Kumar within short period of time.
Divulging the details regarding the encounter, the ADGP said that based on specific information about the presence of militants, a joint cordon and search operation was launched.

He added that as soon as police and security forces reached the target area, the hiding militants opened fire, leading to an encounter.
We have also lost brave soldier during the gunfight, the officer added.
Investigation so far revealed that both the militants, although joined through different militant organisations, had come together to conspire and attack minorities, outsiders, other vulnerable targets and security forces, the officer said
He said that as soon as police and security forces reached the target area, the hiding militants opened fire, leading to an encounter.
We have also lost brave soldier during the gunfight, the officer added.

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February 28, 2023
Killer Of Kashmiri Pandith Member Sanjay Kumar Among Two Militants Killed: ADGP Kashmir

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Srinagar, February 28: Police on tuesday said that one of the two militants killed in Padgampora Awantipora Encounter was behind the killing of Kashmiri Pandith Sanjay Kumar Nath in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on weekend.
Talking to GNS, Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that one militant had also taken refugee in the mosque and was tactfully neutrailised without any damage to the mosque.
‘Extreme caution and limited firepower was used in view of the sacred precincts. Civilians praying inside were also evacuated on time preventing any collateral damage,’ he said, adding, ‘Resuming the search for the second militant who had holed up inside a bathroom of an adjacent building, again caution was exercised and 14 civilians were rescued from the place before he was neutralized,’.
The Killed militants, he said, have been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Malangpora, Pulwama (A Category) associated with HM and for past few months working with LeT (TRF)and Aijaz Ahmad Bhat of Syedabad Pastuna Tral (C-Category) associated with JeM and also working in coordination with HM and LeT.
Aqib was active since January 2021 and Aijaz was active since May 2022, the officer said.
He said that police have been successful in neutralizing the killer of Sanjay Kumar within short period of time.
Divulging the details regarding the encounter, the ADGP said that based on specific information about the presence of militants, a joint cordon and search operation was launched.
He said that as soon as police and security forces reached the target area, the hiding militants opened fire, leading to an encounter.

‘ We have also lost brave soldier during the gunfight, the officer added.
He said 1 AK-47 rifle, 1AKS-74u rifle, 1 pistol, 2 grenades, 2 pouches, 5 AK magazines, 2 pistol magazines and 2 AADHAAR cards.
Investigation so far revealed that both the militants, although joined through different militant organisations, had come together to conspire and attack minorities, outsiders, other vulnerable targets and security forces, the officer said.
They were involved in FIR No. 14/2023 PS Litter (recent killing of Kashmir Pandit Sanjay Pandita at Achan), FIR No 82/2022 PS Pulwama (attack of 2 outsider labourers at Lajoora), FIR no 115/2022 PS Tral (weapon snatching attempt), FIR No 76/2022 PS Tral (OGW module which supported them for grenade lobbing) among many other cases, the officer added.(GNS)
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February 28, 2023
Kashmir: Two militants, Armyman Killed, Both The Militants Identified- Details Here – Kashmir News

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Two militants, Armyman Killed in Awantipora Gunfight
Both The Militants Identified, One Among Them Responsible For Killing Of Sanjay Sharma: ADGP Kashmir
Srinagar, February 28: Two local militants as well an army trooper were killed in a nocturnal gunfight in Padgampora area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on tuesday.
Addition Director General of Police Vijay Kumar told GNS that two militants, armyman were killed and also one army trooper sustained injuries in the gunfight.
The officer further said that the operation was prolonged with utmost care due to the close proximity of Mosque near the encounter site. Aqib Mushtaq was responsible for killing Sanjay Kumar Nath, the officer said.
Meanwhile, both the slain militants have been identified. Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama (A Category) and Ajaz Ahmad Bhat( C-Category) Son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat resident of Syedabad, Pastana Tral, the officer added.(GNS)
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February 28, 2023
Two militants, Armyman Killed in Awantipora Gunfight

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Srinagar, February 28: Two local militants as well an army trooper were killed in a nocturnal gunfight in Padgampora area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on tuesday.
Addition Director General of Police Vijay Kumar told GNS that two militants, armyman were killed and also one army trooper sustained injuries in the gunfight.
The officer further said that the operation was prolonged with utmost care due to the close proximity of Mosque near the encounter site. Aqib Mushtaq was responsible for killing Sanjay Kumar Nath, the officer said.
Meanwhile, both the slain militants have been identified. Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama (A Category) and Ajaz Ahmad Bhat( C-Category) Son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat resident of Syedabad, Pastana Tral, the officer added.(GNS)
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February 28, 2023
MHA to launch major crackdown on militants operating from Pak, PoJK

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JAMMU, Feb 26: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with the assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and Intelligence Agencies has prepared a list of local militants, who were operating from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) and trying to fan terror in the Union Territory to declare them as “individual terrorists” leading to attachment of their assets and freezing of bank accounts besides initiating other legal action against them available under various Acts including Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Security agencies believed that Dhangri attack in Rajouri district on January 1 could also be the handiwork of the local militants sitting in Pakistan and PoJK especially in selecting the target as they are well versed with minority-dominated villages though it has been established that the killings were executed by the foreign terrorists.
Official sources told the Excelsior that Doda district in Jammu region has highest numbers of 118 militants operating from Pakistan and PoJK and 10 of them are in the rank of commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfits.
Of them, the Home Ministry has already declared two as individual terrorists including Irshad Ahmed Attu alias Adrees son of Ghulam Mohammad Attu R/o Domail Udhyanpur and Mohammad Amin alias Khubaib alias Haroon son of Dawood Butt of Nandna Phagsoo, Thathri. Abdul Rashid alias Jehangir son of Arsullah Khanday, a resident of Khanpur Phagsoo could fall in the same category shortly as dossier against him is ready.
Seven other militant commanders from Doda operating in Pakistan and PoJK who are also likely to be declared as individual terrorists include Abdul Hai alias Tahir Bilal son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Sazan Bhagwah, Mohammad Hussain Khateeb son of Abdul Hai Khateeb of Masjid Mohalla, Bhaderwah, Khalid Hussain alias Saifullah son of Abdul Qadoos of Hamdanpur, Majeed Hussain alias Abu Zeahed Mujahid son of Mangta Butt of Manoie Gandoh, Mohammad Shafi alias Nadeem son of Ghulam Mohammad of Trenkal Kahara, Naseer Ahmed alias Babloo son of Ghulam Hussain Thukur R/o Khai Mohalla Bhaderwah, Nazir Ahmed Gujjar alias Abu Manazir son of Lal din Gujjar of Bagla Bharath, Shabir Ahmed Naik alias Shera son of Ghulam Mohammad Naik of Dandal Kastigarh, Atta Mohammad son of Ghulam Nabi R/o Tanta Kahara, Zakir Hussain son of Abdul Rashid R/o Draina Bhalla in Bhaderwah and Abdul Rashid alias Jahangir son of Arsullah Khanday of Khanpura Phagsoo.
“Rest seven active militants would also be declared as individual terrorists and police administration is engaged in preparing dossiers against them including the terror acts executed by the militants here at their behest. Role of these militants has been established with documentary evidence,” sources said.
Police and Intelligence agencies have gathered all details about these terrorists including the places they were living in Pakistan and PoJK, the militants they have trained so far, their role in infiltrating militants and pushing arms, ammunition and explosives through drones and other means and luring local youth including their relatives into the militancy.
However, no major terror act has been reported from Doda district, once hub of the militancy, last year, due to alertness and activeness shown by the district police and preemptive actions taken by them.
Similarly, 36 youth from once militancy infested Kishtwar district have been identified as terrorists operating in Pakistan and PoJK including some of those who are active and inciting local youth through mobile phones, internet calls and other modes of communication to take to the arms. However, they have met with no or very little success as local youth were not taking to militancy now.

Mohammad Rafiq of Nar Gursai and Shamsheer Hussain of Gounthal in Poonch district are also set to be declared as “individual terrorists” very soon as they were directly affiliated with Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) which was recently banned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Both of them are operating from Pakistan and were instrumental earlier in guiding local youth to take to terror acts including planting of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and grenades in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.
Fourteen youth from Rajouri and Poonch districts are also operating from Pakistan and police don’t rule out the possibility of some of them being behind Dhangri attack in Rajouri district on January 1 this year in which seven civilians from minorities including two minors were killed and over a dozen others were injured.
Though it has almost been confirmed that the killings were executed by two foreign terrorists, sources said it remains to be seen how they selected the target like minority-dominated village, route taken to reach there and escape after the carnage etc.
“The fact that the killers might have been guided by the terrorists from across the border is not ruled out,” sources said.
They added that the Home Ministry has asked police to prepare dossiers against the militants who were operating from Pakistan and PoJK for declaring them as individual terrorists to facilitate seizure of their assets, mobile and immobile, and freeze the bank accounts which might have been used for transactions.
“The action is expected to be taken very soon as this will help check terror activities,” sources said.
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February 26, 2023
Top Kashmiri Militants Killed In Pakistan, Afghanistan

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SRINAGAR: In the last few days, two top Kashmiri militants are reported killed in different incidents in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Both of them were designated terrorists by the MHA and were sought by the law in India.
In one incident banned Hizb ul Mujahedeen’s “launching commander” was assassinated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was identified as Bashir Ahmad Peer, alias Imtiyaz Alam.
In another assassination Ejaz Ahmad Ahanger, a Kashmir-born insurgent is thought to have been assassinated in southern Afghanistan along with intelligence personnel and members of his family.
Reports appearing in the media suggest that Peer was killed on Monday night outside a store in Rawalpindi by a close-range assailant.
Back home, the MHA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act declared Peer as a terrorist on October 4, 2022, for his involvement in terrorism-related activities, including facilitating terrorist infiltration into Kupwara.
Peer, originally from the Babarpora neighbourhood in the Kupwara had taken up residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. According to reports, Peer was assassinated by militants of rival organisations after disagreements arose between various organisations over a variety of problems, including funding.
The statement issued on the day he was declared a designated terrorist, offers a lot of details about him. “Peer participated in a number of online propaganda groups to bring together ex-militants and other cadres for the expansion of activities of Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba, and other terrorist organisations,” the statement said.
Ejaz Ahmad Ahanger is reported to have been killed last week. The authorities have informed the family that the militant leader “had slept off”.

“The police summoned my older brother to give him the news a few days ago. I do not know whether this is true or not, but I have been crying since then,” Fahmida Shafi, Ahanger’s sister, has told The Print website.
Afghan intelligence has identified Ahanger as the mastermind of the Kasargod-born Muhammad Muhsin suicide bombing in March 2020, which claimed the life of a security guard and 24 worshippers at the Gurdwara Kart-e Parwan in Kabul. Ijas Kallukettiya Purayil, a former dentist from Kasargod in Kerala, was also suspected to have carried out a suicide attack at Jalalabad under the direction of Ahanger.
In addition to his two children, Sabira Ahanger, who was born in 1997, and Tooba Ahanger, who was born in 2001, Ejaz is believed to have left behind his first wife, Rukhsana Ahanger.
A resident of Srinagar, Ahangar was designated a terrorist by the MHA in January 2023. He was an Islamic State member who was earlier jailed in Afghanistan and fled the jail after Kabul fell to the Taliban. The Print report said Ahanger married thrice since 1995.
The MHA notification said Ahanger “is wanted by J&K Police” for his links with Al-Qaida and other global terrorist groups. He is alleged to have been engaged in re-starting the ISIS channels in India, the MHA said in the notification. Besides, he was accused of providing traction to militancy in Kashmir Valley and has initiated an online India-centric ISIS propaganda magazine.

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February 21, 2023
4 IS militants killed in Iraq

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Baghdad: A total of four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike in eastern Iraq and a raid in the west, the Iraqi military has said.
Acted on intelligence reports, the Iraqi fighter jets bombarded an IS hideout in the Himreen mountain range on Friday, killing three IS militants, said the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command in a statement.
The statement gave no further details about the bombed IS hideout but said more information would be released later, Xinhua news agency reported.
A security source anonymously told the news agency that one of the three killed is believed to be a local leader of the extremist group.
Despite repeated military operations against the IS remnants, the extremist militants are still hiding in the Himreen mountain range, which extends three provinces, namely Diyala, Salahudin, and Kirkuk.
In Iraq’s western province of Anbar, Iraqi soldiers killed an IS militant after surrounding him in a hideout in the city of Heet, some 160 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the spokesman of the commander-in-chief of Iraqi forces, Yahia Rasoul, said in a statement.
The security situation in Iraq has been improving since the defeat of the IS in 2017. However, the IS militants have since melted into urban centers, deserts, and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerilla attacks against security forces and civilians.

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February 18, 2023
Two militants killed in gunfire amid attack on Karachi police headquarters

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Karachi: At least two terrorists were killed during an ongoing exchange of fire in and outside the office of the Karachi police chief as militants stormed the building located on Sharea Faisal, media reports said citing Sindh Inspector-General Ghulam Nabi Memon.
The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) office located on Karachi’s main artery, Shahrae Faisal, came under a gun and bomb attack on Friday evening, officials confirmed, Samaa TV reported.
At least one police officer has been martyred in the attack while an Edhi volunteer has been injured, Samaa TV reported.
Police surgeon Summaiya Syed said that one injured worker from the Edhi Foundation has been brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for treatment, Dawn reported.
Sound of heavy and frequent exchange of fire and explosions emanating from the police complex, located near the Financial Trade Center (FTC) on main Shahrae Faisal, spread fear and panic in the area, the report said.
“The Karachi police office has come under attack,” Additional Inspector General, Javed Alam Odho, confirmed.
Sources said that there could be eight to 10 attackers, who came in a white vehicle while some officials said the terrorists gained access to the complex from the rear where the motor vehicle pool and workshop is maintained, Samaa TV reported.
Shortly after the sound of gunfire was reported, heavy contingent of police from nearby police stations was dispatched to the spot.

The lights inside the police headquarters were also turned off to prevent the terrorists from knowing where to go. Shahrae Faisal near the police station has been blocked for traffic as well, Samaa TV reported.
Around 60-70 staff work in the building, but by evening this number falls as people leave for the day.
Those inside said that they have locked themselves in their rooms to stay safe from the terrorists, Samaa TV reported
Confirming the incident, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is personally monitoring the situation.
Terming any suspected assailants involved as terrorists, he said that heavy contingent of police and paramilitary rangers have been dispatched to the spot, Samaa TV reported.
The locality from where the firing was reported is a densely populated area and the Saddar police station and Police Lines are also located nearby.
It is located just off Shahrae Faisal, which is the main artery of the city connecting the downtown, business district with the rest of the city and is full of commuters heading home for the day resulting in a rush hour, Samaa TV reported.
The firing reportedly took place at a time when security is already on high-alert in the city following the arrival of international cricket players for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the recently concluded international naval military exercise, Aman 2023.
Earlier in the day, the Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars practiced at the National Bank Arena in Karachi.
“I want the perpetrators behind the attack on the additional IG’s office to be arrested,” Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said, adding that an attack on the KPO is “not acceptable” at any cost, Dawn reported.
The Chief Minister also sought a report from the officer concerned and said that he is personally monitoring the situation.
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February 17, 2023
Two TRF Militants Arrested: Police

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militants in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
2 Trts of TRF arrested by Srinagar Police namely Zubair Gul S/o Gh Mohd Bhat R/o Zoonimar (Category C) & Mohd Hamza Wali S/o Md Yousuf R/o Safakadal (Hybrid). They were involved in many terror incidents in srinagar. Pistol, grenade etc recovered. FIR registered in safakadal PS. pic.twitter.com/xtfG1FDtXN
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) February 17, 2023
In a tweet, Srinagar police said, “2 Trts of TRF arrested by Srinagar Police namely Zubair Gul S/o Gh Mohd Bhat R/o Zoonimar (Category C) & Mohd Hamza Wali S/o Md Yousuf R/o Safakadal (Hybrid). They were involved in many terror incidents in srinagar. Pistol, grenade etc recovered. FIR registered in safakadal PS.”

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February 17, 2023