Srinagar, May 17 (KMW): The army Monday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district in an ongoing operation against the guerrillas, an official said.
A defence spokesperson told KMW that troops had killed 11 separatist guerrillas in Operation Thunder Strike launched 12 days ago.
‘Operation Thunder Strike was launched by the army on May 5 in the forests of north Kashmir and as part of this operation the troops early today (Monday)busted a hideout and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition,’ defence spokesperson Lt. Col. J.S.Brar said.
‘Our troops recovered 10-AK-47 rifles, one RPG gun, three 303 rifles, over 100 grenades, mines and improvised explosive device (IED) stores,’ he said.
Brar added that the operation in the area continued.
A defence spokesperson told KMW that troops had killed 11 separatist guerrillas in Operation Thunder Strike launched 12 days ago.
‘Operation Thunder Strike was launched by the army on May 5 in the forests of north Kashmir and as part of this operation the troops early today (Monday)busted a hideout and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition,’ defence spokesperson Lt. Col. J.S.Brar said.
‘Our troops recovered 10-AK-47 rifles, one RPG gun, three 303 rifles, over 100 grenades, mines and improvised explosive device (IED) stores,’ he said.
Brar added that the operation in the area continued.
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