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5 Armymen, 3 Militants, 1 Civilian killed in Sunjwan fidayeen attack

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Five army men and 3 JeM militants were killed and a civilian died in the ongoing encounter at a military station at Sunjwan in Jammu. Ten others were injured including five women even as the searches continued on the second day. Two militants were killed by the forces after a group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammad militants attacked the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry early yesterday. Two Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed on the first day itself, while three…

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3 Militants, 2 Army jawans, 2 Civilians killed in Shopian gunfight

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Three militants including an operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and two army soldiers were killed while five soldiers sustained injuries in an 18-hour-long gunfight between government forces and militants in Awneera village in Shopian district on Sunday, police and reports said. Three residential houses where the militants were holed up were also destroyed by the government forces, they said. An official said the gunfight which broke around 5 pm on Saturday ended at 11 am on Sunday. “As soon as the forces laid a siege around Awneera, militants present in…

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