August 04
Five Locals Militants have been likely Killed in the Kiloora Gunfight in South Kashmir’s Shopian District that raged late night on Friday.
Four of them have been identified Umar Malik of Malikgund Shopian, Waqar Ahmad Sheikh of Malikgund Shopian, Arshad Ahmad of Ganopora and Aijaz Ahmad Paul of Lousdanew Shopian.
Official Sources had told The Kashmiriyat that Militants fired upon a joint party of 44RR, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF triggering a gunfight.
The troops had launched a search operation in the area following an input about Militant presence in the area.
As soon as gunshots were heard, hundreds of people from nearby areas including Malikgund, Kiloora poured out of their homes and threw stones on Government Forces to give a chance to trapped Militants to escape.
In the initial shoot out, one Militant identified as the commander of Lashkar e Taiba- Umar Malik from Shopian’s Malikgund had been shot, his photos went viral on Social Media.