| Militancy on its last leg in Kashmir? | | In 2019, 105 militants killed so far | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: With anti- militancy operations reaching crescendo in Kashmir Valley with heavy militant casualties being witnessed with each passing day, there are chances that present phase could be the last one of Kashmir's militancy.
As per reports coming to fore, more than 105 militants were killed this year so far while security agencies were maintaining a close synergy to ensure no collateral damage during the anti-militancy operations.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to the state on Monday was informed that since January this year, 20 militants on an average were killed each month and that almost the leadership of all the militant outfits has been wiped out.
As per the reports the pace with which the anti-militancy operations are being carried out, it is being widely speculated that the militancy in Kashmir could be on its last leg and very soon it could be wiped out from the Valley.
Meanwhile, the pace with which the anti-militancy operations in Kashmir are being carried out, it seems that the current year will surpass 2018 which emerged as the most fatal year for Kashmir's militancy in the past nine years. In 2018, 270 militants were killed, making it the highest number since the year 2010.
As per the official figures in the past fort night alone, 15 militants have been killed in both, south and northern Kashmir and police claims that "all operations were intelligence input based
In the year 2017, the data reveals that 207 militants including some top commanders from different militant outfits were killed. The 'Operation All Out' launched by Indian combined forces including army, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force and counterinsurgency unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Special Operation Group resulted in the maximum number of killing of militants particularly in South Kashmir, considered earlier as the bastion of present-day militancy in Kashmir.
Some of the top militant commanders who were killed that year included Abu Dujana, Jaish chief Khalid Bhai, Sabzar Bhat, Bashir Lashkari, Junaid Matoo, Qayoom Najar, Noor Tral, Umar Khatab, Muzafar Ahmed Naiko alias Muza Molvi of Sopore, Abu Surag of Pakistan, Adil Ahmad Reshi of Bijbehara, Abid Ahmad Sheikh of Saktipora and Masood Ahmad Shah of Bewoora village, Abu Musaib, Qari Anas Abu Ali, Azaharuddin alias Ghazi Umar,Sajad Ahmed alias Babar, Mudasir Ahmad Tantray alias Asim, Wakeel Ahmad Thokar, Farooq Ahmad Bhat, Younus Lone, Mushtaq Ahmed, Muhammad Shafi Sherguri and Jahangir Ahmed Ganaie.
Furthermore, the month of November, last year proved fatal for militants. That month 28 militants were killed while in July the number of militant killing was recorded as 22. In August 21 remained the number followed by October when a total number of 17 militants were killed.
The security forces recently reiterated that the 'Operation All Out' shall continue and militant leadership operational in Valley will be specifically neutralised by the security forces in the coming days. |
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