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August - 4 
One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Yawar Nissar Shergujri and an unidentified civilian were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Kanelwan village in Bijbehara in Anantnag District in the early hours of August 4 (today
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One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Yawar Nissar Shergujri and an unidentified civilian were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Kanelwan village in Bijbehara in Anantnag District in the early hours of August 4 (today), reports The Times of India. One soldier, identified as Rohit Kumar sustained injuries during the encounter. The unidentified person who was killed was riding a motorcycle in the area and was caught in the crossfire during the encounter between terrorists and SFs. SFs conducted search operations in the area based on intelligence inputs that three militants had been spotted in the area. During the search operations, the militants opened fire on the security forces and the latter retaliated. While the HM militant Shergujri was killed in the exchange of fire, two militants managed to escape in the cover of darkness. Police recovered an SLR (Self Loading Rifle), two magazines, 40 rounds and one Chinese hand grenade from the slain militant.
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August - 8 
Police busted a module of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kreeri area of Baramulla District by arresting its three members on August 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that assisted by Army’s 29 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police
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Police busted a module of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kreeri area of Baramulla District by arresting its three members on August 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that assisted by Army’s 29 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on a specific information laid a joint checkpoint at Behrampora Tilgam crossing in Baramulla District and arrested three suspected HM militants, identified as Waseem Ahmed Mir, Umer Hassan Rather and Hussain Rather. Police said that two Chinese pistols along with ammunition was recovered from their possession. “On sustained questioning, the trio admitted that they are working for Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror outfit and motivating young boys into militancy”, said Police.
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August - 9 
Six top militant ‘commanders’, including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)’s Abu Dujana, and Burhan Wani’s successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), were among 132 terrorists killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) i
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Six top militant ‘commanders’, including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)’s Abu Dujana, and Burhan Wani’s successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), were among 132 terrorists killed in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir, so far this year, according to official figures, reports Daily Excelsior on August 10. SFs and Police are going after the militants, as they have fiercely intensified operations to hunt them down by acting on the hit-list of top terrorist leaders in Kashmir. The number of terrorists killed in the past seven months this year is the highest in the same period over the past seven years. “As many as 132 terrorists have been killed in encounters with police and security forces in Kashmir Valley in over seven months this year,” a senior security official said. While 115 militants have been killed till July-end, as many as 17 militants have been killed since then till August 9, as per official statistics.While 38 LeT militants were killed in over seven months till August 9, 37 HM terrorists were eliminated along with three of the al Qeada-linked Zakir Musa group, and another 54 unidentified militants were killed, mostly on the Line of Control (LoC). “The relentless operations by the SFs have defeated the desperate attempts by Pakistan and its agents to spread terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Operations will be continued,” a senior Army officer said.
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August - 12 
A soldier and twomilitants were killed in an encounter in Shopian District late on August 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 55 RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashm
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A soldier and twomilitants were killed in an encounter in Shopian District late on August 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 55 RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) cordoned off Astan Mohalla area of Awanura village in Zainapora, Shopian following inputs about the presence of a group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants. As the Security Forces (SFs) intensified the combing operation, the militants opened fire while trying to break the cordon triggering an encounter. Sources said that two militants were killed in the gun battle so far but the bodies are yet to be recovered. A soldier was also killed and four others were injured during the encounter.
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In a major success to the Security Forces (SFs), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Yasin Ittoo alias Mehmood Ghaznavi was killed on August 13 in an overnight encounter at Awnera village in Shopian District, taking the death toll to five
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In a major success to the Security Forces (SFs), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Yasin Ittoo alias Mehmood Ghaznavi was killed on August 13 in an overnight encounter at Awnera village in Shopian District, taking the death toll to five; two army personnel and three militants, reports Daily Excelsior. The night-long fierce encounter that started on August 12 evening ended on August 13th morning after the killing of HM ‘commander’ Yasin Ittoo. His two associates, identified as Umar Majid Sheikh and Irfan ul Sheikh were killed by SFs on August 12 night and the dead bodies were recovered in the August 13th morning. Two Army personnel, identified as identified as Sepoy Gawai Sumedh Waman, and Sepoy Ilayaraja P were also killed and three others injured in the encounter on August 12 night.Ittoo, from Chadoora area of Budgam District of central Kashmir, had a long association with HM. He was oldest surviving militant in Valley who joined HM in 1996 and was arrested in 2007 and later released on parole in 2014 after remaining in jail for seven years. He joined the militant group again and was ‘commander’ of the outfit. One Kevyt konekivääri (KK) series rifle used by Ittoo and two AK series rifles of his associates were recovered from the encounter site. The militants were shifting from one house to another during the encounter and four houses were damaged in the gun fight that ended this morning. Authorities suspended internet services in Shopian and Kulgam to prevent spreading of information about the encounter and mobilization of people towards the encounter site.
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August - 13 
According to a senior official, seventy young men have joined militancy in the past seven months this year (2017) with most of the recruits from three Districts in South Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The new recruits mostly belong to Pulwama, Sho
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According to a senior official, seventy young men have joined militancy in the past seven months this year (2017) with most of the recruits from three Districts in South Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The new recruits mostly belong to Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam Districts in South Kashmir, which has become the hub of tech-savvy militants. “As many as 70 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in the Valley in seven months period this year,” the senior security officer said quoting official statistics. The officer claimed 88 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2016.Since 2014, there has been a constant rise in the number of people joining militancy. As many as 66 youths joined militancy in Kashmir in 2015 and 53 in 2014, according to data compiled by security agencies. In 2010, 54 youths joined militancy and in 2011, the number came down to 23. It further dipped to 21 in 2012 and 16 in 2013, it said.The Pulwama-Shopian-Kulgam region has become a hotbed of home-grown terrorists, the officials said. Security officials say Pulwama, which has of-late emerged as the terror epicentre, is strategically important as it is the central point to connect Srinagar, Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Budgam Districts of central Kashmir. “The areas have seen the highest number of encounters and attacks,” the officer added.Security Forces (SFs) have also foiled attempts by dozen others to cross over to the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training, the officer said. In 2017, as many as 54 men were stopped from joining the ranks of militants, the officer said. 132 terrorists have been killed in encounters with Police and SFs in Kashmir Valley in over seven months period this year, security officials said. While 115 militants have been killed till July end this year, 17 militants have been killed till August 9, as per official statistics.While 38 militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in over seven months till August 9, it was followed by killing of 37 militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and three militants belonging to Musa Group of al Qaeda followed by killing of 54 unidentified militants mostly along the Line of Control (LoC). Out of them, six top ‘commanders’ of LeT and HM were killed in encounters in Kashmir during the period. As per the data, the number of terrorists killed in the past over six months is the highest in the past seven years. In 2010, 156 militants were killed in the first 7 months period of the year followed by 102 in 2017, 77 in 2016, 61 in 2011, 51 each in 2014 and 2015 respectively, the data showed.
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August - 14 
Meanwhile, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Kupwara District on August 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said on a tip-off, SFs arrested two HM militants identified as Youns Ahmad Mir and Tah
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Meanwhile, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Kupwara District on August 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said on a tip-off, SFs arrested two HM militants identified as Youns Ahmad Mir and Tahir-ul-Islam in Handwara area of Kupwara. They are being questioned, they said, adding further details are awaited.
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August - 19 
Also, SFs on August 19 cordoned off and conducted searches in 10 villages of Shopian including Chakoora, Mantribug, Zaipora, Pratabpora, Takipora, Ranipora, Ratnipora, Dangam, Kellar and Wangam, adds Daily Excelsior. The joint operation was launched
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Also, SFs on August 19 cordoned off and conducted searches in 10 villages of Shopian including Chakoora, Mantribug, Zaipora, Pratabpora, Takipora, Ranipora, Ratnipora, Dangam, Kellar and Wangam, adds Daily Excelsior. The joint operation was launched by Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army’s 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 114th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The cordon and search operation was launched after inputs about the presence of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant group in the area.
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August - 20 
A sustained crackdown on militancy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), aided by strong ground intelligence, has seen the killings of terrorists outstrip recruitment by terror groups this year, with ranks of separatists increasingly dependent on infiltrat
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A sustained crackdown on militancy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), aided by strong ground intelligence, has seen the killings of terrorists outstrip recruitment by terror groups this year, with ranks of separatists increasingly dependent on infiltration of ‘foreign’ operatives into the State, reports The Times of India on August 21. The infiltration from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan is slightly higher with 78 terrorists sneaking into J&K till July against 123 in entire 2016 but intelligence agencies said, given the current trend, it is a matter of time before the total number of active terrorists in the Valley sees a decline. The number of terror recruits in J&K this year, going by intelligence records, is around 71, while as many as 132 terrorists have died in security operations.Of the 132 terrorists killed as a result of intelligence-based operations this year, 74 were foreign nationals and 58 locals. As many as 14, were top ‘commanders’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) or Al-Badr. These included two in the "A++ category, four in A+ category and eight in A category". Sources said cooperation between Central and State agencies are paying off. J&K Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Army have jointly accounted for top HM leaders even before they could settle down to their roles as one succeeded the other. Though more youth joined terror groups in the Valley over the past 3-4 months, deaths of terrorists exceed recruitment levels. Fatalities among terrorists surged from an average 9.5 killings a month till April to 18 in May, 30 in June and 25 in July.
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August - 20 
With squads of 400-odd terrorists, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) cadre in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) do not seem unnerved by the United State (US) state department declaring the outfit a ‘global terror group, reports The Times of India on August 21&
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With squads of 400-odd terrorists, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) cadre in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) do not seem unnerved by the United State (US) state department declaring the outfit a ‘global terror group, reports The Times of India on August 21’. In fact there are experts who suggested that given the degree of anti-Americanism in Muslim-dominated Valley, this could even have a multiplier effect. One cannot ignore the jolts suffered by HM in the past by way of internal feud over money, ideology, and with other terror groups like Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which ultimately gave up arms in 1994 with the release of their chief Yasin Malik from jail.Nonetheless, HM is still operating in the Valley and continues to get local support. "Hizb is now operated directly by Syed Salauddin from PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) - albeit through their south Kashmir-based conduits," a top Hurriyat separatist said. Mainstream political parties like the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference (NC) and even Congress did not sound too upbeat about the State Department's action against the Hizb and termed it a "diplomatic gesture" which will hardly deter the outfit's cadre. "It has rather given legitimacy to the group in Muslim majority Kashmir due to its hatred against the US, whom it blames for Palestine and wars in several Muslim countries," said Nasir Aslam Wani, senior NC official and former minister. PDP avoided coming on record considering it's in governance with the BJP, which has branded US action as India's victory on the international stage."Hizb's 100-odd homegrown militants, under newly minted commander Riyaz Naikoo, are stooges of Pakistan's ISI. Outfits like Hizb have no international base except in Pakistan; therefore, it would not choke their resources in terms of the funding, etc.," a top PDP official said. Intelligence sources said the US declaration will have little impact in the Valley. The Hizb cadre comprises stone pelters and hardcore Muslim radicals. While stone-pelters are oblivious of the facts of the insurgency, radicals are unbothered about US utterances, sources said. "They firmly believe they are fighting jihad against Hindu India," a senior intelligence officer said. Hizb is unhassled in the Valley with substantial public support. Notwithstanding a few incidents of flow of information about presence of militants in the villages, they get food, shelter and other comfort from sections of locals.
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August - 21 
Separately, SFs, during a raid, arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Shahid Ahmad Wani from Zainapora village of Shopian District on August 21, reports Daily Excelsior. “A Chinese pistol, nine rounds and a magazine were re
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Separately, SFs, during a raid, arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Shahid Ahmad Wani from Zainapora village of Shopian District on August 21, reports Daily Excelsior. “A Chinese pistol, nine rounds and a magazine were recovered from his possession,” Police said, adding that a vehicle has also been seized.
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August - 28 
South Kashmir has been put on heightened alert after JeM fidayeen (suicide squad) attack in Pulwama District Police Lines (DPL) that led to killing of eight SFs personnel including 4 CRPF personnel, reports Daily Excelsior on August 29. The DPL attac
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South Kashmir has been put on heightened alert after JeM fidayeen (suicide squad) attack in Pulwama District Police Lines (DPL) that led to killing of eight SFs personnel including 4 CRPF personnel, reports Daily Excelsior on August 29. The DPL attack surprised the security agencies as it came after over two months of successful operations during which over two dozen militants were killed in the area including top commanders. SFs this year achieved major successes against the militants killing a record number of 136 militants and putting pressure on them. A top SFs official said that SFs have been put on heightened alert following inputs that there are around one dozen JeM militants in South Kashmir who have recently infiltrated into Kashmir and are trying to carry out DPL like strikes in South Kashmir. Sand bunkers have been established at certain places on roads leading to sensitive security locations in Pulwama and other district and mobile bunkers have also been put in place at various places to prevent any DPL like strike.The official said that since there was no JeM presence in South Kashmir till last month, the new development came after SFs achieved major successes against the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) whose militants including their ‘chief commanders’ Abu Dujana and Yaseen Itoo were killed by SFs. Sources said that SFs had already made inroads in the two outfits of LeT and HM which has blunted their striking capability. However, they said that security agencies didn’t know much about the JeM as it surfaced in the region this month only. However, sources said, two local boys, one each from Tral and Bamno areas of Pulwama, have joined the JeM and are providing logistic support to these militants. The JeM was trying to set up base in South Kashmir and its two senior commanders, Adil Pathan and Burme stayed in South Kashmir for two years but failed to get any foothold before they were killed in Tral on October 8, 2015. However, they had some Over Ground Workers (OGWs) network which the security agencies felt these newly infiltrated militants may use. They, however, have been put under surveillance.
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August - 30 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range, Munir Ahmad Khan, on August 30 said that the local militants have gone into hiding in upper reaches after ‘Operation All-Out’ was launched and they have given space to their foreign counter
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range, Munir Ahmad Khan, on August 30 said that the local militants have gone into hiding in upper reaches after ‘Operation All-Out’ was launched and they have given space to their foreign counterparts, reports Daily Excelsior. The IGP denied that the Security Forces (SFs) have lost grip on counter-insurgency operations. “There is no loose grip in our operations. The successes which the security forces got in which top commanders of Lashkar [Lashkar-e-Toiba] or HM [Hizb-ul-Mujahideen] were eliminated, the militants have went into hiding and are trying to look for other ways to survive,” he said. Khan said the militants have gone into hiding and they have reports that they have gone to higher reaches. “They used to freely roam in buildup areas that has now stopped,” he said, adding that the local militants have “now given space to foreign militants whether of Jaish-e-Mohammad [JeM] or any other”. The IGP said that one or two groups of JeM are still operating in South Kashmir and in the fringes of Srinagar District, even after the killing of three in August 26 Pulwama encounter that left eight security personnel dead.
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August - 31 
With over 140 militants already killed this year (2017) in the ongoing anti-militancy operations, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘operational commander’ Riyaz Naikoo has banned its cadre “from using mobile phones to minimise the losses&rdq
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With over 140 militants already killed this year (2017) in the ongoing anti-militancy operations, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘operational commander’ Riyaz Naikoo has banned its cadre “from using mobile phones to minimise the losses”, reports The Hindu on August 31. “It seems they [Hizbul militants] have damaged their old SIM cards. It’s not possible for them to survive without mobile phones. They have either managed new numbers or are staying without mobile phones,” said Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Muneer Khan. Sources said the killing of HM ‘operational commander’ Yasin Itoo alias Mehmood Ghaznavi in an encounter in Shopian on August 13 had “struck a major blow to striking capability of Hizb” in south Kashmir. A top counter-insurgency official said that after Itoo’s killing, the new commander Naikoo has taken centre stage, and ‘is trying to keep the organisation’s ranks intact and disallow any defection to the more hard-line group led by Zakir Musa, who claims to represent the Kashmir arm of al Qaeda’. In a bid to “revive striking capability”, Naikoo has asked militants to “surrender their mobile phones”. “In case of suspension of use of mobile phones, the police too will chalk out a fresh strategy to track them down. The ‘Operation All-Out’ will continue,” said IGP Muneer Khan.
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