Lagatar24 Desk
Srinagar, June 13: Security forces have killed 100 terrorists in Kashmir since the beginning of this year, during counter-insurgency operations, with the Lashkar-e-Taiba group bearing the brunt of the losses with 63 cadres lost, officials said here on Monday.
“Security forces have eliminated 100 terrorists, including 29 foreigners, since the beginning of this year in Kashmir. This was double the number of terrorists killed during the corresponding period last year,” the officials said.
“Fifty terrorists including one foreigner were killed in the counter terrorism operations last year in the first five months and 12 days,” they added.
They said that 63 of the terrorists killed in clashes belonged to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba, while 24 others were linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
