Deaths of 5 Indian security personnel, including a colonel, major and a deputy superintendent of police[2][3]
Continuation of search and combining operations inside Anantnag
Belligerents
India
Indian Army
Jammu and Kashmir Police
The Resistance Front
Commanders and leaders
Indian Army:
Rajiv Ghai (GoC 15 Corps)
Major Aashish Dhonack †
Colonel Manpreet Singh †
J&K Police:
Dilbag Singh (DGP, J&K Police)
Vijay Kumar (ADGP Kashmir)
DSP Humayun Bhat (SDPO Kokernag) †
Various top officials from Indian Army and J&K Police.[a]
Strength
10000
2-3 (Indian claim)
Casualties and losses
5 killed,
20 killed (TRF claim)
2 killed
On 13 September 2023, a confrontation erupted between Indian security forces and Kashmiri separatist militants in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[5] The week-long encounter in the Gadol forests in the Anantnag district ended on 19 September, in which The Resistance Front commander, Uzair Khan was killed along with at least two senior Indian Army officers and a J&K Police officer.[1][6] After losing 4 security forces personnel on the first day, Indian security forces were finally able to clear the militant hideout on the 7th day of the operation, as the dense jungles and rough terrain of the area provided cover to the militants.[7]
This Anantnag encounter began when a joint operation was undertaken by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the early hours of Sep 13, 2023, following inputs about a militant hideout, but the militants appeared to have anticipated the action and opened fire on the security forces.[3] An Indian colonel, major, and the deputy superintendent of police were killed.[8]
The militant group, The Resistance Front has claimed responsibility for the encounter.[9][10] The Resistance Front emerged in 2019, following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. This group is notorious for its participation in various acts of terrorism within the region and has presented a significant challenge to security forces operating in the area.[11][9] The banned Resistance Front is believed to be a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.[8]
The operation involved the deployment of drone surveillance and the initiation of search operations aimed at capturing the militants involved.[12] A missing soldier[13] and another militant were also found dead on the last day of the operation.[7]
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^"Anantnag gunfight over after 7 days, LeT commander Uzair Khan among two terrorists killed". economictimes. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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^Ashiq, Peerzada (14 September 2023). "Anantnag operation resumes, two LeT militants encircled: police". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^"Anantnag encounter: Soldier who went missing during operations found dead - The Week". www.theweek.in. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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