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The Army on Saturday identified five militants, who were killed in an operation in Kupwara's Lolab Valley, on Friday and claimed that entire leadership of Lashkar in Lolab and Sopore area has been wiped out.After identification of militants, whose bodies were retrieved on Saturday, officials said that slain militants were acting as divisional and battalion commanders of Lashkar and Jaish militant outfits.
Defense spokesperson, Lt Col J S Brar said the operation was launched after specific information was received about the presence of top militant leadership in Lolab Valley .
“Five top militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM) and were foreigners. There was no collateral damage in the encounter. One soldier Naik Sumer Singh was also killed in the operation, while four soldiers were injured,” he said.
Brar said bodies of militants were recovered during mopping up of the encounter site. “The slain militants have been identified as Saqib alias Sohail of Kasur, Pakistan, Divisional Commander, North Kashmir, Hamad alias Haneef alias Alfa Islam, Divisional Commander, Kupwara of Abbottabad, Pakistan, Qari Saifullah, Divisional Commander, Central Kashmir, Chotta Saad, Battalion Commander, LeT and Umair alias Hafiz, Battalion Commander, JeM,” he said.
Lashkar command in Sopore, Lolab wiped out, says Army
Defense spokesperson, Lt Col J S Brar said the operation was launched after specific information was received about the presence of top militant leadership in Lolab Valley .
“Five top militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM) and were foreigners. There was no collateral damage in the encounter. One soldier Naik Sumer Singh was also killed in the operation, while four soldiers were injured,” he said.
Brar said bodies of militants were recovered during mopping up of the encounter site. “The slain militants have been identified as Saqib alias Sohail of Kasur, Pakistan, Divisional Commander, North Kashmir, Hamad alias Haneef alias Alfa Islam, Divisional Commander, Kupwara of Abbottabad, Pakistan, Qari Saifullah, Divisional Commander, Central Kashmir, Chotta Saad, Battalion Commander, LeT and Umair alias Hafiz, Battalion Commander, JeM,” he said.
Lashkar command in Sopore, Lolab wiped out, says Army