Two cops were also killed and two civilians sustained injuries
Srinagar: In the first month of the year 2022, around 12 military operations against militants took place in various districts of Kashmir. The operations resulted in the killing of 21 militants from different militant outfits including eight foreign militants.
As per the details, 21 militants were killed in January including 11 from the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit besides two cops were also killed this month.
Among 12 military operations, three were reported in Kulgam district while Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama and Shopian witnessed two operations besides that one operation was reported in Kupwara district.
On January 1, a non-local militant was killed in Keran sector of Kupwara district who was later identified by police as Muhammad Shabir Malik a Pakistani national.
On January 3, LeT commander Saleem Parry of Hajin Bandipora who was active since 2016 was killed in Shalimar Srinagar.
Officials had later said that with Parry’s killing, Hajin hamlet of Bandipora is now ‘militancy free’ as no local militant from the area is active now.
Just an hour after the killing of Saleem Parry, another operation was started in Gusu area of Shalimar in which one non-local militant was killed.
On January 4, two TRF militants namely Amir Ahmad Wani from Alamgunj Shopian and Sameer Ahmad khan from Tiken Pulwama were killed in Okay area of Kulgam.
On January 5, three Jaish militants including two non-locals and one local namely Owais Ahmad of Ashmander Pulwama was killed in a military operation in Chandgam Pulwama.
On January 7, three Jaish militants including two foreigners and one local namely Waseem Ahmad from Nowgam Srinagar were killed in Chadoora area of Budgam district.
On January 11, two Al-badr militants identified as Imad Muzaffar Wani, a resident of Arigam Pulwama and Abdul Rashid Thoker resident of Hassanpora, were killed in Hassanpora Kulgam.
On January 13, one non-local militant identified as Babar Bhai and one SOG personnel SgCt Rohid Chib were killed in Pariwan area of Kulgam. Three army personnel and two civilians were also injured during the operation.
On January 22, two LeT (TRF) militants identified as Sameer Ahmad Shah son of Nazir Ahmad Shah resident of Dhangam Shopian and Rayees Ahmad Mir son of Muhammad Ashraf Mir of Takiya, Wahgam Pulwama were killed in the operation in Kilbal Shopian.
On January 27, Militants managed to give slip to armed forces personnel; however, three personnel were injured in an exchange of fire in Check Nowgam area of Shopian district.
On January 30, a militant of LeT identified as Bilal Ahmad Khan resident of Chill Brass Khansahab was killed in Tilsar Charar-e-Shareef area of Budgam district.
On the same day, as another military operation started in Naira Pulwama, police said the four militants were killed in it.
They later identified the militants as Zahid Ahmad Wani @Uzair (a top commander) resident of Karimabad Pulwama, foreign militant Kafeel Bhari @Chotu resident of Pakistan, Waheed Ahmad Reshi resident of Khadermoh Kakapora and Inayat Ahmad Mir resident of Naira Pulwama.
However, Inayat’s family later contested the police claim that their kin was a militant as police had said that he was a ‘hybrid militant’.
On January 29, a cop Ali Mohammad Ganie son of Ghulam Qadir Ganie was killed by suspected militants outside his residence in Hassanpora area of Anantnag district.
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