Security forces engage two groups of ‘highly-trained’ terrorists in firefight in J&K’s Kishtwar, Kulgam

Authorities, on Sunday, August 10, 2025, said that the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have made armed clashes with two groups of armed terrorists in Kishtwar and Kulgam regions. They also said that there was a change in the tactics of terrorists from urban to forest war.

Kistwar’s widow, hosting rugged mountains and forests, said the army’s white knight corps spokesman launched an intelligence -based operation. “Indian army troops, while performing the operation, in the early hours of Sunday Kishtwar’daki widow in contact with the terrorists,” he said. “Gunfire was changed [with the hiding terrorists]. The operation is still going on. ”

Authorities, terrorists during the fire brigades of the widow’s topography, he said.

Ordu said there was no loss report until Sunday evening. Security forces suspect that a group of two to four terrorists were hiding at the point of encounter.

Meanwhile, in the Kashmir Valley, the fight against terrorism of the security forces entered the tenth day of Kulgam’s Akhal Forest region.

Authorities, army members, police special operation group and Central Reserve Police Force security forces continued to scan the akhal forests, he said.

Security forces suspects the existence of three to four terrorists in the forests, “Multi -educated and good with the Forest War”. On the first day of the operation, a terrorist was killed on August 1, while two soldiers were killed in exchange of new fire with the high-caliber automatic rifles and hand bombs on Saturday. “Terrorists look very good with topography and may be using hiding places in the region for weeks,” he said.

Kulgam operation is one of the longest anti -terrorist operations in Kashmir in the last few years. Akhal forests are also dense and robust, which makes it difficult for the security forces to be zero for perforated terrorists.

The security forces put drones and helicopters into service to protect the strict seizure of the encounter area.