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Incidents of Exchange of Fire between SFs and Militants:2019
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January - 3 
Three militants were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter in Tral area of Pulwama District on January 3, reports Daily Excelsior. The slain militants were identified as Zubair Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Huraira, Shakoor Ahmad Parray alias Jaffar, and Tawseef Ahmad Thoker alias Abu Talha (all o
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Three militants were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter in Tral area of Pulwama District on January 3, reports Daily Excelsior. The slain militants were identified as Zubair Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Huraira, Shakoor Ahmad Parray alias Jaffar, and Tawseef Ahmad Thoker alias Abu Talha (all of them local residents). According to Police sources, it was a combined group of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). Zubair was affiliated with JeM while Shakoor and Tawseef were affiliated with HM. Zubair and Tawseef were active since May last year (2018) while Shakoor joined militancy in October 2017. Security Forces (SFs) recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the site of encounter. The arms include one AK-47 rifle, one SLR and one pistol.
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January - 5 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured in a gunfight with the militants in Aripal village of Tral in Pulwama District on January 5 while militants fled away, reports Daily Excelsior. According to sources, a massive search operation was launched by Security Forces (SFs) in Aripal a
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured in a gunfight with the militants in Aripal village of Tral in Pulwama District on January 5 while militants fled away, reports Daily Excelsior. According to sources, a massive search operation was launched by Security Forces (SFs) in Aripal area on January 5. The holed-up militants fired on SFs during searches of the village, triggering an encounter. Sources said that 2-3 militants including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’, Hammad Khan, were initially believed to be trapped in the area. The house in which they were trapped was raised to rubble and security forces believed that they had killed one of the militants but no body was recovered from the debris of the house. SFs late in the evening again conducted searches of the nearby houses but no militant was found. The operation was later called off.
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January - 8 
A Pakistani militant of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), identified as Nasir Bhai was killed in a brief encounter at Litter area of Pulwama District on January 8, reports Daily Excelsior. The shootout took place after militants on January 8 morning attacked an Army patrolling party of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR
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A Pakistani militant of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), identified as Nasir Bhai was killed in a brief encounter at Litter area of Pulwama District on January 8, reports Daily Excelsior. The shootout took place after militants on January 8 morning attacked an Army patrolling party of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in Chowduribagh area of Tral. The Army fired back at the militants triggering a gun battle in which one militant was killed. However, his accomplices fled away and Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off the area but they had managed to flee. A Police spokesman said that incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militant. “He was involved in a number of militant attacks and grenade throwing incidents on forces,” a police official said. Following the killing of the militant, protests broke out as youth took to streets and pelted stones on SFs who fired tear smoke shells and pellets triggering clashes in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior.A youth suffered pellet injuries in his eyes during clashes near Bus Stand in Tral. The protesters also torched a Tata Mobile load carrier near the site of a shootout which belonged to the Army. However, no one was present in the vehicle when it was torched.
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January - 14 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, identified as Mahesh Kumar, who was injured in a gun battle in Aripal village of Tral in Pulwama District on January 5, succumbed to his injuries on January 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Earlier SATP had reported that the CRPF trooper was injured in a gu
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, identified as Mahesh Kumar, who was injured in a gun battle in Aripal village of Tral in Pulwama District on January 5, succumbed to his injuries on January 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Earlier SATP had reported that the CRPF trooper was injured in a gunfight with the militants in Aripal village of Tral in Pulwama District on January 5 while militants fled away.
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January - 21 
Clashes and stone-pelting protests erupted in Pulwama District amid a shutdown following a gunfight between militants and the SFs in Budgam District on January 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The area observed a shutdown while youth clashed with the SFs soon after the rumours of the killing of militant
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Clashes and stone-pelting protests erupted in Pulwama District amid a shutdown following a gunfight between militants and the SFs in Budgam District on January 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The area observed a shutdown while youth clashed with the SFs soon after the rumours of the killing of militants spread in the area. Clashes broke out at Rajpora Chowk, Murran Chowk and Kakapora areas of the Pulwama District.
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January - 31 
Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, identified as Shahid Ahmad Baba and Aniyat Ahmad Ziger were killed in an encounter that erupted in Drubgam Rajpora area of Pulwama District on January 31 midnight, reports Daily Excelsior.Weapons including one SLR (Self-Loading Rifle) and one pistol were also re
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Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, identified as Shahid Ahmad Baba and Aniyat Ahmad Ziger were killed in an encounter that erupted in Drubgam Rajpora area of Pulwama District on January 31 midnight, reports Daily Excelsior.Weapons including one SLR (Self-Loading Rifle) and one pistol were also recovered from the slain militants. An official said that “the two militants hiding in the house opened fire after the forces approached them. The forces retaliated, leading to a gunfight that raged for several hours. Two militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight.”
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February - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘district commander’, identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh (local resident) in an encounter at Chakoora village in Litter area of Pulwama District on February 6 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. As the SFs were cordoning off the area, militants fired
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘district commander’, identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh (local resident) in an encounter at Chakoora village in Litter area of Pulwama District on February 6 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. As the SFs were cordoning off the area, militants fired at them and tried to flee from the area. The troops fired back, leading to a brief shoot out in which one militant was killed. His body was recovered from the encounter site along with one AK-47 rifle and two magazines. Another militant took the advantage of the shootout and fled from the village. SFs tried to encircle him but he gave them a slip.
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February - 12 
One soldier, identified as Baljeet Singh and a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Hilal Ahmad Rather alias Zarar of Begumbagh (local resident) were killed in an encounter at Ratnipora in Pulwama District on February 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Two soldiers were also injured in the gun
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One soldier, identified as Baljeet Singh and a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Hilal Ahmad Rather alias Zarar of Begumbagh (local resident) were killed in an encounter at Ratnipora in Pulwama District on February 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Two soldiers were also injured in the gun battle. Sources said that the militants were hiding in the house of Javed Ahmad and when the Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off the village, they fired at the SFs while fleeing to another house. The house where the militants were hiding was razed to rubble during the encounter but only one body was recovered from the debris. Two other militants, who were believed to be foreigners, fled from the house during the gun battle. The militants were part of a joint group of HM and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). “Incriminating material such as arms and ammunition, was recovered from the site of encounter. All these materials have been taken in the case records for the purpose of investigation, Police said.
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February - 18 
Five Security Forces (SF) personnel including a Major, three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants and a civilian were killed in encounter at Pinglana village of Pulwama District on February 18, reports Daily Excelsior. The gun battle broke out on February 18 morning after a joint team of Army’s 55 Rasht
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Five Security Forces (SF) personnel including a Major, three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants and a civilian were killed in encounter at Pinglana village of Pulwama District on February 18, reports Daily Excelsior. The gun battle broke out on February 18 morning after a joint team of Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon-and-search operation following a credible input about the presence of two to three militants of JeM including top commanders hiding in the area. In the ensuing gun fight, five SF personnel, identified as Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, Havildar Sheo Ram, Sepoy Hari Singh, Sepoy Ajay Kumar and Police head constable Abdul Rashid were killed. Eleven SF personnel, including a brigade commander, a lieutenant colonel and a deputy Inspector General of Police, were also injured in the gunfight. Three JeM militants, identified as Kamran alias Fahad, the ‘operational commander’ of JeM and his associate Rashid Bhai alias Omar Gazi alias Lukman (Pakistani origins) besides one local militant Hilal Ahmad Naikoo were killed in the encounter. One civilian, identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Bha was also killed in the incident. Police officials said the JeM militants were part of the suicide squad behind the horrific February 14 Pulwama attack that has triggered nationwide outrage.
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March - 5 
Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)militants, identified as AdfarFayazParray and Irfan Ahmad Rather (local residents) were killed in an encounter in Reshipora area of Tral town of Pulwama District on March 5, reports Daily Excelsior.A joint team of Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Reshipora village after
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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)militants, identified as AdfarFayazParray and Irfan Ahmad Rather (local residents) were killed in an encounter in Reshipora area of Tral town of Pulwama District on March 5, reports Daily Excelsior.A joint team of Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Reshipora village after credible input about presence of militants hiding in the area.As the house to house searches were going on, the search party of the troops was fired upon by the militants. The fire was retaliated, leading to a gunfight in which two militants were killed and the bodies were recovered from the site of encounter. “Arms and ammunition including rifles were recovered from the site of encounter”, sources said.
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March - 10 
Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants were killed in an encounter at Pinglish village of Tral in Pulwama District on March 10, report Daily Excelsior. A joint team of Security Forces (SFs) launched cordon and search operation in Pinglish village after reports about presence of three militants in th
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Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants were killed in an encounter at Pinglish village of Tral in Pulwama District on March 10, report Daily Excelsior. A joint team of Security Forces (SFs) launched cordon and search operation in Pinglish village after reports about presence of three militants in the village including one local Mudasir Ahmad and two foreigners.As the search party reached near the house in which militants were hiding, they were fired upon by militants from inside the house, triggering a gun battle. In the intermittent firing, which continued throughout the day three militants were killed and two bodies of the militants were recovered from the debris of the house along with two AK-47 rifles and one pistol.The identities of the slain militants are yet to be ascertained. The search operation is still going on in the area.The bodies were charred and beyond the recognition as the house where the militants were hiding was set on fire. The New Indian Express adds that the mastermind of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel is believed to have been killed in an encounter at Pinglish village of Tral in Pulwama District on March 10. The encounter in Pinglish area of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama District lasted past midnight in which Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai' was among the three militants killed, the officials said.Piecing together evidence gathered so far, security officials said that 23-year-old Khan, an electrician with a graduate degree and a resident of Pulwama, arranged the vehicle and explosives used in the terror strike.A resident of Mir Mohalla of Tral, Khan joined the JeM sometime in 2017 as an over ground worker (OGW) and was later drawn into the terror outfit by Noor Mohammed Tantreyalias 'Noor Trali', who is believed to have helped the terror group's revival in the Kashmir Valley.After Tantray was killed in December 2017, Khan disappeared from his home on January 14, 2018 and has been active since then.
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April - 1 
Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Zaffar Paul alias Abu Manzil, Tauseef Ahmad Yattooalias Azim, Aqib Ahmad Kumar and Mohammad Shafi Bhat (all local residents) were killed in an encounter at Lassipora area of Pulwama District on April 1, reports Daily Excelsior. During search operat
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Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Zaffar Paul alias Abu Manzil, Tauseef Ahmad Yattooalias Azim, Aqib Ahmad Kumar and Mohammad Shafi Bhat (all local residents) were killed in an encounter at Lassipora area of Pulwama District on April 1, reports Daily Excelsior. During search operation, militants fired upon the search party and the troops retaliated leading to an encounter. Four LeT militants were killed in the gun battle and their bodies were later retrieved. Paul was affiliated with LeT and had joined the group on January 11 this year, Kumar was affiliated with LeT and was active on September last year, Bhat was affiliated with LeT and had joined the militancy on October 23 last year and Yetoo was also affiliated with LeT and was active since July 2016. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition was also recovered from the site of encounter.
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April - 9 
Militants again managed to escape after exchanging fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Sofigund forest area of Tral in Pulwama District on April 9, reports Greater Kashmir. Source said that a joint team of the Army, CRPF and Police launched a search operation in Sofigund following inputs about the pr
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Militants again managed to escape after exchanging fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Sofigund forest area of Tral in Pulwama District on April 9, reports Greater Kashmir. Source said that a joint team of the Army, CRPF and Police launched a search operation in Sofigund following inputs about the presence of militants. “At around 10am, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering a brief exchange of fire,” he said. A Police official said that militants had apparently escaped. But the searches were still going on.
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May - 16 
Three militants, one Army trooper and one civilian were killed in an encounter at Dalipora area of Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of May 16 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Two Security Force (SF) personnel and another civilian were also injured in the gunfight. Among the sl
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Three militants, one Army trooper and one civilian were killed in an encounter at Dalipora area of Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of May 16 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Two Security Force (SF) personnel and another civilian were also injured in the gunfight. Among the slain militants, two are believed to be local, while one is reported to be from Pakistan. However, the official confirmation of the identities is yet to be made.
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May - 18 
Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, Showkat Ahmad Dar of Panzgam Pulwama, Irfan Ahmad and Muzzafar Ahmad, at Panzgam area of Awantipora in Pulwama District on May 18, reports Kashmir Observer.
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Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, Showkat Ahmad Dar of Panzgam Pulwama, Irfan Ahmad and Muzzafar Ahmad, at Panzgam area of Awantipora in Pulwama District on May 18, reports Kashmir Observer.
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May - 23 
Two militants including the ‘chief’ of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Dadsara village in Tral in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on May 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Police officials said that SFs had l
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Two militants including the ‘chief’ of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Dadsara village in Tral in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on May 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Police officials said that SFs had launched a cordon and search operation at Dadsara village and when the militants tried to escape a gunfight broke out. They said efforts were made to make them surrender but the request fell on deaf ears and the holed-up terrorists started lobbing grenades using a launcher. Zakir Rashid Bhat (24) quit Civil Engineering course he was doing in Chandigarh in 2013 to become a militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). After differences with HM, he formed his own group and was named as chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an affiliate of al Qaeda.
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June - 6 June - 7
Four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including two Special Police Officers (SPOs) who decamped with their services rifles from District Police Lines Pulwama, were killed in an overnight encounter at Panjran area in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on June 7, reports Daily Excelsior. As the Se
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Four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including two Special Police Officers (SPOs) who decamped with their services rifles from District Police Lines Pulwama, were killed in an overnight encounter at Panjran area in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on June 7, reports Daily Excelsior. As the Security Forces (SFs) were conducting searches, the hiding militants opened fire, triggering a gun battle, which continued throughout the June 6 night and ended on June 7 morning. SFs blasted the house where the militants were holed up and razed it to the ground. Among the four slain militants, two were listed militants, identified as Ashiq Hussain Ganaie of Pulwama and Imran Ahmad Bhat of Pulwama while as two others, Mohammad Salman Khan and Shabir Ahmad Dar were SPOs who had deserted Police District on June 5 morning and joined JeM.
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October - 8 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gun battle with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Kawani village area of Awantipora in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs launched an operation in the area after inputs about presence of two militants h
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gun battle with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Kawani village area of Awantipora in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs launched an operation in the area after inputs about presence of two militants hiding in the village. They conducted house to house searches during which militants fired upon troops, leading to a gun battle. The killed militants were identified as Ufaid Farooq Lone alias Abu Muslim, son of Farooq Ahmad Lone of Awantipora, and Mohammad Abbas, son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat, of village Kawani. As per the report, it was first gun battle in South Kashmir and fourth in the Valley since August 5, 2019, when Articles 370 and 35A were abrogated. The first encounter took place in Old Town Baramulla on August 21 in which one militant Mohsin Gujri, was killed. This was followed by killing of another militant in Sopore area of Baramulla district. Two militants, who were yet to be identified, were killed in ongoing operation in Ganderbal forests. The operation was launched in September and one militant was killed on September 28 and another’s body was found in the forest area last week.
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October - 29 
Police said that militants fired upon Army’s patrolling party at Drabgam area of Pulwama District on October 29, reports Daily Excelsior. The 183 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was also deployed there for the area domination outside the examination centre. The CRPF returned the
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Police said that militants fired upon Army’s patrolling party at Drabgam area of Pulwama District on October 29, reports Daily Excelsior. The 183 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was also deployed there for the area domination outside the examination centre. The CRPF returned the fire. However, militants fled but not before creating panic among the students who were appearing in the examination.
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November - 25 
A militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed in a shootout at Pacchad village in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on November 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Army had laid an ambush when militants came in a TATA mobile. The Army challenged them leading to a brief shoot out i
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A militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed in a shootout at Pacchad village in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on November 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Army had laid an ambush when militants came in a TATA mobile. The Army challenged them leading to a brief shoot out in which one militant was killed. Two militants fled from the spot and took shelter in a house in an orchard. Heavy firing was going on and more troops were rushed to the spot. Cordon has been tightened.
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December - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire with the militants in Shaar village of Pampore area in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. On inputs about the presence of two militants in the area, a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was conducted by 50 Rashtriy
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Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire with the militants in Shaar village of Pampore area in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. On inputs about the presence of two militants in the area, a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was conducted by 50 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police at Shaar village. During the CASO, SFs exchanged the fire with the militants. Later, Militants took advantage of darkness and fled from the spot after brief exchange of fire. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
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