TIL Desk/National/J&K/ Terror groups in the Valley suffered a major setback as 12 terrorists were gunned down in counter-insurgency operations in three different areas in South Kashmir in which three Army jawans and four civilians were also killed.
At a hurriedly called joint press conference of army, police and Central Reserve Police Force, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S P Vaid said this is one of the biggest counter-offensives in recent times against terror groups operating in the Kashmir Valley.
The operations by security forces rendered a severe dent to terror groups such as the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashker-e-Tayiba, officials said in Srinagar.
Three army jawans have lost their lives in the operations at Kachdooru in Shopian, officials said, adding three bodies of terrorists have been recovered from the debris so far. The operation has been called off at Kachdooru and the security personnel were search the debris on Monday again, the officials said.
