Pakistan Defence
Srinagar: Three Army personnel were killed today in an encounter with militants in Tral area of south Kashmirs Pulwama district.
An Army spokesman said the troops had launched an anti-insurgency operation in Buchoo village in Tral area of Pulwama, 40 kms from the state capital Srinagar, following a tip off about presence of militants in the area.
As the troops were laying the cordon around the village, the militants hiding in the nearby forest opened firing, resulting in death of the three jawans, the spokesman said.
Three Indian Soldiers killed in encounter with Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir | The News Informer
An Army spokesman said the troops had launched an anti-insurgency operation in Buchoo village in Tral area of Pulwama, 40 kms from the state capital Srinagar, following a tip off about presence of militants in the area.
As the troops were laying the cordon around the village, the militants hiding in the nearby forest opened firing, resulting in death of the three jawans, the spokesman said.
Three Indian Soldiers killed in encounter with Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir | The News Informer