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SRINAGAR: Eleven militants and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army were killed in a gun-battle that began over 36 hours ago near the Line of Control.
Army spokesman Colonel Uma Maheshwar told The Hindu that troops noticed the movement of militants two days ago in the Tanghdar area in Kupwara district, around 100 km from here, and challenged them.
The militants opened fire in return.
Till Wednesday morning, seven militants and JCO Subedar Dhyan Singh had been killed.
Four more militants were killed by late afternoon, Col. Maheshwar said.
The operation to flush out militants was on and it was unclear how many more militants were hiding in the area.
It is also difficult to say to which organisation they belong to, he said.
The spokesman refused to comment on whether they were fresh infiltrators or had sneaked in earlier.
Army spokesman Colonel Uma Maheshwar told The Hindu that troops noticed the movement of militants two days ago in the Tanghdar area in Kupwara district, around 100 km from here, and challenged them.
The militants opened fire in return.
Till Wednesday morning, seven militants and JCO Subedar Dhyan Singh had been killed.
Four more militants were killed by late afternoon, Col. Maheshwar said.
The operation to flush out militants was on and it was unclear how many more militants were hiding in the area.
It is also difficult to say to which organisation they belong to, he said.
The spokesman refused to comment on whether they were fresh infiltrators or had sneaked in earlier.
