2 Captains among 4 soldiers killed in Rajouri shootout

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JAMMU: Two Captains and at least two soldiers were killed, while a Major and a jawan suffered gunshot wounds in an ongoing anti-terrorism
operation by combined forces of the Army, paramilitary and J-K police in Rajouri district of Jammu division on Wednesday, official sources
said
They revealed that a terrorist was shot dead and his associates have been surrounded, with security forces maintaining a strict cordon to
plug all escape routes.The troops were fired upon by terrorists during a search in the thickly forested Kalakote area, resulting in
The bodies have not been retrieved due to intermittent firing at the site.A Major from 9 Para (SF), who took bullets in his chest and an
arm, has been evacuated to the military hospital in Udhampur and is reported to be stable.According to police, two terrorists are believed
to be wounded and surrounded, and security reinforcements have been rushed to the area
security forces and terrorists in less than a week in Rajouri district
area.The adjoining districts of Rajouri and Poonch have recorded an increase in terrorist activities, challenging the security situation in
the Jammu region
Alert security forces have thwarted several attempts from across LoC to disrupt peace in J-K.Rajouri-Poonch Terror*Nov 17, 2023: A terrorist
killed in Rajouri district*Oct 2, 2023: Two Army commandos among 3 personnel injured in Rajouri district*Sept 13, 2023: Two terrorists
killed; a soldier and military dog Kent died in Rajouri district*Aug 7, 2023: Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist killed in Poonch district*May 5,
2023: Five Army para commandos killed, Major injured in IED blast in Rajouri district*April 20, 2023: Five Army soldiers killed in an ambush
in Poonch district*Aug 11, 2022: Five Army soldiers killed and two terrorist shot dead in Rajouri district*Oct 11, 2021: Army JCO and 4
soldiers killed in Poonch district