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2005-07-13 Afghanistan/South Asia

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#1 #3 - Such an unlucky number!

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#2 You are number three.

I am not a number! I am a ~~free man~~ slave to Allah!

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#3 Gunbattle between army, infiltrators in Kashmir

Wednesday, 13 July , 2005, 10:46
Srinagar: Security forces challenged a large group of infiltrators and are engaged in a gunbattle with them in the snow-bound Gurez mountains in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Troops guarding the border noticed a group of militants from across the border sneaking into the Indian side on Tuesday evening, he said, adding that they were allowed to infiltrate into the area in Baramulla district before engaging them.

There was no report of any casualty so far and the encounter was still going on, the spokesman said.

Posted by john 2005-07-13 12:15|| 2005-07-13 12:15|| Front Page Top

#4 LoC firing on, 15 militants killed

SRINAGAR, JULY 13: The Army today claimed to have killed 15 of the 35-odd terrorists who had tried to cross the LoC near the Gurez sector in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. Army officers said that operations against the heavily-armed group were still on.

According to Army spokesperson, Col V K Batra, ââThe operation is taking time as militants have split into small groups and are hiding at an altitude of 14,000 feet. The operation started on Tuesday morning after troops got specific inputs about the infiltration.ââ

Batra added that harsh weather conditions were hampering the operation. ââThe troops are chasing the militants, but other details will be available after weather improves,ââ he said. The militants were spotted by the troops of 20 Punjab near Kabuli Gai and asked to lay down their arms but they retaliated.

Sources said some of the militants may have crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under fog cover by now. ââThe forest area is engulfed by clouds and there is a likelihood that some militants might have managed to escape to PoK,ââ said an officer.

Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police, Javid Makahdoomi said the infiltrators have taken shelter in the mountains near Gurez. ââThe area is like a natural concrete bunker and encounter is in progress,ââ he said.

This is the second infiltration bid in Gurez sector since the fresh round of India-Pakistan talks began, and the 14th in the Valley.

The attempt comes a day after Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said militant camps were active across the LoC. The Army has also increased the level of patrolling along the frontier fence to intercept militants from reaching their âreceiving areasâ from where they are guided towards villages by local commanders.

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