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A caller gunfight erupted betwixt information forces and terrorists successful the snow-bound higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar territory connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) evening, officials said.
This was the 5th brushwood successful the Chatroo loop implicit the past 18 days arsenic the Army and constabulary continued their hunt for a radical of Pakistani terrorists affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit.
The latest brushwood started erstwhile a associated hunt enactment of the Army and constabulary were carrying retired searches successful Sanjinala-Dichhar successful Chingam forest, the officials said, adding an speech of occurrence was continuing erstwhile past reports were received.
Despite the full Chatroo loop being snow-bound, the Army continued their pursuit of the terrorists pursuing the archetypal gunfight, which took spot successful Sonnar colony adjacent Mandral-Singhpora connected January 18, starring to the decease of a paratrooper and injuries to 7 different soldiers.
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However, the terrorists managed their escape, taking vantage of heavy vegetation and challenging topography, but were again intercepted a fewer kilometers distant from the country of the archetypal brushwood connected January 22.
The occurrence again eluded the forces but they continued their hunt for the terrorists adjacent arsenic the country recorded much than 2 feet of snowfall, resulting successful 2 much gunfights connected January 26 and 31, the officials said.
