Srinagar: 3 Indian Army soldiers were killed in action and 3 were injured during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district today. Terrorists ambushed 2 army vehicles passing through Dera Ki Gali in Rajouri’s Poonch region, at 3.45 pm today. The Indian Army is conducting an operation in and around Dera Ki Gali. The encounter is going on.
‘Based on hard intelligence, a joint operation was launched in the general area of DKG last night. Contact has been established this evening, and an encounter is in progress,’ said a defence spokesperson.
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Last month, 5 soldiers including 2 Captains were killed in action after the army and its special forces launched an anti-terror operation in Rajouri’s Kalakote. P oonch ambush was the second attack on the army in less than a month.
In April and May this year, 10 soldiers were killed in action in twin attacks in the Rajouri-Poonch region. This region had been largely free of terrorism between 2003 and 2021, after which frequent encounters started happening. Over 35 soldiers have been killed in action during anti-terror operations in the area in the past two years.
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