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J&K: Army foils infiltration bid in Uri, five JeM militants killed

The security forces on Monday morning killed four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists in Dulanja village, Uri in Jammu and Kashmir.

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The security forces on Monday morning killed five Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists in Dulanja village who were trying to sneak in from Uri sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.

The incident occurred in the wee hours when alert troops noticed suspicious movement on the Line of Control in Dulanja area of Uri. Troops immediately strengthen their positions and challenged the militants. However, they opened heavy fire which was retaliated.

In the initial gunfight, three ultras were gunned down. Security forces later engaged the other militants on the infiltrating group and killed two more.

A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir police and Army carried out the operation.

"Infiltration bid has been foiled on LoC in Uri Sector. Operations are in progress",  said Colonel Rajesh Kalia, defence spokesman at Srinagar.

Four suicidal JeM terrorists killed in Dulanja Uri while infiltrating in a joint operation by @JmuKmrPolice / Army / CAPF, said Jammu & Kashmir DGP Shesh Paul Vaid in a tweet.

This is the first infiltration bid that has been foiled by the Army on the Line of Control in 2018.

Last week, security forces killed two militants in a brief gunfight at Larno area of Kokarnag in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday

Official figures reveal that more than 206 militants were killed last year, which is highest since 2010.

Last year more than 117 local youth  joined the militant ranks in the strife-torn Kashmir valley,  which is the  highest in last seven years

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