JAMMU, Apr 30: In a major success, 11 foreign
mercenaries including Abu Rizqan, Lt Div. Commander, Toofan Khan of HMDPR
(area commander) and Gazi Abdullah, Lt Commander of Surankote area have
been eliminated in a joint operation by the security forces near Surankot
on 29 April, 2001. Huge quantities of arms and ammunition have been
recovered.
After receiving specific information, the security
forces launched an operation in the upper reaches of Surankot on April 29,
2001. After the troops encircled the terrorist hideout, the holed up
terrorists opened indiscriminate fire. In the retaliatory fire two
terrorists were killed. The other terrorists attempted to run away but
were chased by the troops. In the five hour operation the terrorist toll
rose to eleven. The five terrorists, who managed to escape, as per
reports, were critically injured. Among the killed terrorists two belonged
to Al Jehad, two to HM, Two to HM PPR (Hizbul Mujahideen Pir Panchal
Regiment) and one each to Tehrik Mujahideen, HUJI Jesh Mahmadi, Hizb
Islami. This confirms the earlier reports that different terrorist outfits
are coordinating their activities through a Unified Command. The news of
the killing of the terrorists has been welcomed by the local people in
Surankot. They have been suffering because of the atrocities committed by
the terrorists.
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