SRINAGAR: The encounter between Indian forces and Pakistani terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag has entered its fifth day. Hundreds of Indian troops, including para commandos, are clashing in the thick forests of Gadol. The Indian Army is giving a strong response to the firing by the terrorists under the cover of thick forests.

Two soldiers and a policeman lost their lives in the encounter that continued for a hundred hours. Two soldiers were injured and one was missing. It is estimated that two or three armed terrorists are engaged in an encounter with the army. Indian forces deployed hundreds of motorized shells and rockets against the terrorists during the fighting that started last Wednesday. There are also sophisticated drones to assist the forces.

The joint operation by the army and the police started on Tuesday night based on a tip-off. The forces are facing a severe challenge to evacuate the injured and killed soldiers amid heavy firing by terrorists. A part of the forest was burnt during the shelling. It is also not clear whether the terrorists were killed in the fight.

OP GAROL#LtGenUpendraDwivedi #ArmyCdr, Northern Command reviewed the operational situation on the ongoing operations at #Kokernag forest area in #Anantnag. He was briefed by the ground commanders on the High Intensity Operations in which Hi-tech Equipment is being used for… pic.twitter.com/MggzlYb2Lh

— NORTHERN COMMAND - INDIAN ARMY (@NorthernComd_IA) September 16, 2023

Top army officials say these militants are trained to fight in jungles and war-like conditions and that it is very difficult to deal with such terrorists.