SOUTH KASHMIR

July 22 Umar Rashid Wani of Khudwani Kulgam who joined Militancy on 22 May this year is not among the Militants killed at Khudwani Encounter site on Sunday. Police sources confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Suhail Ahmed of Hawoora Kulgam, Mudasir Ahmed of Sholipora Kulgam and Abu Muawiya, a foreign Militant were killed in the gunfight. Groups of media have been wrongly displaying the photos of Umar being one of the slain Militants, however Police clarified that he has not been killed. Thousands of people have gathered at Sholipora and Hawoora to pay tributes to the slain Militants, Suhail was also offered a gun salute.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/zovirax.html Meanwhile Internet and Railway services have been suspended in parts of Kashmir valley.

July 22 Militants on Sunday offered Gun Salute to slain Suhail Ahmed at Hawoora Kulgam who was killed in an Encounter that erupted in South Kashmir’s Kulgam District, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. They said that a group of 2-3 Militants appeared on the stage where Suhail's corpse lay and fired in the air as a mark of respect to their slain colleague. Meanwhile thousands of people have gathered in Hawoora area of Kulgam to attend the funeral of Suhail Ahmed. Suhail was killed in a gunfight with two colleagues at nearby wani Mohallah in Khudwani area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district early morning on Sunday. 

July 22 Three Militants killed in the encounter at Khudwani early morning on Saturday have been identified as affiliates of Lashkar e Taiba. Two of them who are locals have been identified as Suhail Ahmed of Hawoora Kulgam, Mudasir Ahmed of Sholipora Kulgam while the third one has been identified as Abu Muwaiya, a foreign Militant. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the three were trapped in a house in the Khudwani area of South Kashmir after the Forces laid a cordon and siege operation around the Wani Mohallah locality in Khudwani. Thousands of people have gathered in the localities, however their bodies have not been handed over to the families as of yet.  

July 22 Intense clashes between protesters and government forces erupted near gunfight site in Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district where a gunfight between militants and forces is underway. Gunfight is on as two to three Militants are believed to be trapped in the area, official sources told The Kashmiriyat. A Local told The Kashmiriyat that Hundreds of protesters assembled and pelted stones on forces who retaliated with tear smoke shelling and pellet firing at near the encounter site Announcements are being made on loudspeakers in the mosques asking others to come out and help the trapped Militants escape, a local told The Kashmiriyat. People in large numbers from adjacent areas of Khudwani, Quimoh, Gofbal, Redwani are marching towards the encounter site.

July 22 An intense gunfight is underway at Wani Mohallah area of Khudwani in South Kashmir's Kulgam District early morning on Sunday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the encounter erupted when Militants opened fire on troops who were conducting a search operation in the area following inputs about militant presence in the area. The troops including 1RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police had jointly launched the operation when suddenly they were fired upon around 4 am. As per the latest report massive exchange of gunfire is on between Militants and Government Forces. 2-3 Militants are believed to be trapped. Meanwhile Internet has been suspended across Kulgam and Islamabad Districts. Wani Mohallah pertinently is the same locality in Khudwani where an encounter ha...