Indian troops launch major anti-militant operation in Kashmir

‘Thousands of Indian soldiers and paramilitaries have launched a huge operation against suspected militants across Indian-controlled Kashmir.
S P Pani, deputy inspector general of police, said on Thursday that government forces had surrounded at least 20 villages in the drive against militants across the Muslim-majority region.
“It is an unprecedented operation,” the police official said, adding, “It is impossible to capture the militants, but we hope there will be contact (exchange of fire) with them in the course of the day.”
The operation was launched early Thursday in Shopian district south of the main city of Srinagar.’
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