Posted on 07/30/2003 11:06:31 AM PDT by swarthyguy
JAMMU, July 28: Army and police today gunned down nine militants including four of them in a single operation at Mahu, Banihal in which an army Major was also seriously injured. Of nine slain ultras, five were foreign mercenaries. An army jawan also lost his life in one of the operation.
In another incident, the militants gunned down a young girl and critically wounded her mother at Faisalabad, Surankote in Poonch district.
Official sources said the troops of 17 Rashtriya Rifles and Banihal police carried out a search operation in hilly Mahu village in Banihal tehsil under Ramban police station’s jurisdiction this morning.
The operation was launched on a specific information regarding presence of a group of militants in a hideout at Mahu, SP Ramban Danish Rana said.
He said army and police retaliated after the militants refused to surrender despite repeated appeals by the security personnel. In about two hour long operation, four militants were killed. Major Hora, who was leading one of the army team from the front, was seriously injured in the operation. He was evacuated from the firing site immediately and airlifted to Command Hospital in Udhampur.
Two militants reportedly escaped during the gun-battle and were being searched by army and police personnel.
Identity of the slain militants hasn’t been established so far but, according to sources, two of them were foreign mercenaries. They were affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment (HMPPR). Recoveries made from the scene of encounter included four AK rifles, five magazines, 117 rounds, one wireless set, 12 grenades and some explosive material.
Meanwhile, three militants forced their entry into a house at Faisalabad in Surankote tehsil in Poonch district last night, where only two women including a mother and her daughter were putting up.
The militants asked Sabja Begum wife of Mohd Bashir to handover a wireless set which, they alleged, had been given to them by their son, who was working in police department. As the woman, denied any knowledge of the wireless set, the militants opened firing, killing her 23-year old daughter Zubaida Begum. Sabja Begum was seriously injured in the firing and has been hospitalised.
Militants escaped after the attack.
An army jawan Jai Singh of 10 RR was killed in an encounter with the militants at village Drosh in Dessa area in Doda district today.
Three militants including a Harkat-e-Islami (HEI) commander Asis Rahi of Islamabad were killed in an encounter with army at Thanna Mandi in Rajouri district this evening. Three AK rifles, 377 round, one pistol, three radio sets and Rs 1500 cash were recovered from them.
Another militant was shot dead by security forces and police at village Bandashan in Deedha area of Gool under Ramban police district at 0500 hours today. The militant was heading towards a militant installation when he was anticipated by a joint patrol party of security personnel and gunned down.
He has been identified as Malik Mohd Saifullah alias Umer Gujrilla, a resident of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). One AK rifle and some ammunition were recovered from him.
Another unidentified militant was eliminated by the troops at Bathoi, Mahore under the jurisdiction of Reasi police district this evening. He has been identified as Abu Farara, a foreign mercenary.
Police recovered and defused one live HG 36 grenades from New Bus Stand in Doda this morning.
Whatever it takes.
The fighters of terror are still not brutish enough. The display of the bodies of Uday and Quasan was a start, but these dead terrorsts everywhere need to be shown again and again, especially on Arabic-language broadcasts in the countries of origin of these guys.
This is a problem of Islam, more so than a border dispute, as the majority of the dead are foreigners.
We now have the Saudis in a postition of pleading, an inverse of the historic scenario. A surprise tactic by the administration, but the Saudis are being hoisted on their own petard. Only when the oil flows from Iraq can we turn on the Wahabbi kingdom, and invite others to do so as well.
Bye bye foreign-financed terror in Kashmir, Indonesia, the Philippines and Israel.
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