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The Army connected Monday (February 23, 2026) said the information forces displayed the precocious standards of tactical precision by eliminating the Jaish-e-Muhammad’s (JeM) Saifullah panic radical operating successful the precocious reaches of the Kishtwar-Doda loop successful the Chenab valley.
“Displaying precocious standards of tactical precision, seamless inter-agency coordination and resolute operational efficiency, information forces, including J&K Police and CRPF, rigorously pursued the violent radical successful the challenging and rugged terrain and harsh upwind conditions,” Major General A.P.S. Bal, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Counter-Insurgency Force (CIF), said successful a property conference. He was accompanied by Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, B.S. Tuti.
The Army connected Sunday (February 22) gunned down 3 terrorists connected the steep slopes of a rugged mountain, which was cordoned disconnected by the information forces connected the nighttime of February 21. The large panic radical operating successful the country was being relentlessly pursued by the information forces. Operations were launched successful April-May past twelvemonth and were sustained contempt hy rains and snowfall during winters.
“Successful interaction with the radical resulted successful the elimination of 3 hardcore terrorists successful April 2025. However, the latest of the group, codification sanction Saifullah, on with his adjacent subordinate codification sanction Adil and 2 different terrorists were surviving and connected the run,” GOC Bal said.
The Army said the information forces persisted successful this long-duration and large-scale operation, which spanned implicit a month. “Reinforcements, including peculiar forces, were rapidly mobilised. The Army utilised real-time surveillance drones and nighttime imaginativeness instrumentality to way and incorporate violent movement, preventing immoderate imaginable escape,” said GOC Bal.
GOC Bal said the troops displayed exceptional tactical precision and swiftness, ensuring zero casualties among their ain personnel. “The relation of Army-trained canine Tyson needs a peculiar mention, who entered the Dhok to ascertain the beingness of terrorists. Terrorists opened fire, during which Tyson was injured,” said GOC Bal.
The cognition reflected seamless coordination betwixt the Army, CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, notably the Special Operations Group (SOG), the Army said.
According to the information forces, six Pakistan-sponsored terrorists were killed implicit the past 20 days successful Kishtwar-Udhampur.
“The six JeM terrorists were eliminated successful February successful abstracted operations crossed the Udhampur and Kishtwar sectors, indicating sustained unit crossed the Udhampur–Kishtwar belt,” said GOC Bal. “We volition proceed to neutralise terrorists wherever they run successful our country of responsibility,” helium added.
