Three soldiers killed as two Army vehicles ambushed by terrorists in J&K

Three soldiers were killed and three others injured after terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in the Thanamandi area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened amidst an anti-terrorist operation in the Dera Ki Gali area of Thanamandi. Around 3:45 pm, two Army vehicles carrying troops to the operation site were ambushed by terrorists in Dera Ki Gali, also known as DKG. &quot;An operation was being conducted in general area DKG (Dera ki Gali), Thanamandi, Rajouri, since the night of 20 December 23. At approximately 3:45 PM on 21 December, two Army vehicles carrying troops were moving to the operational site, which were fired upon by the terrorist. The fire was immediately retaliated upon by own troops,&quot; the Army said in a statement. &quot;In the ongoing operation, own troops sustained 3 fatal and 3 non fatal casualties. The operation is in progress. Further details are being ascertained,&quot; it said. This is the second major attack on Army in Jammu and Kashmir in less than a month. On November 22, two Army captains, a JCO and a soldier were killed, while a Major was injured in an encounter with militants at Bajimaal forests in Rajouri. The deceased Captains were identified as Captain M.V. Pranjal and Captain Shubham of 9Para (special forces). The incident happened after the special forces had gone to the forests to evacuate Captain Pranjal who was injured during a firefight with terrorists. The militants appeared to be a freshly infiltrated group from across the line of control (LoC). The two militants involved in the attack were killed by the Army. The security forces also recovered arms and ammunition from the deceased militants. Rajouri and Poonch have witnessed increased militant attacks on security forces with nearly 30 security forces personnel losing their lives in the last two years. The militants are using the Pir Pranjal mountain range that separates Rajouri and Poonch to move between the two regions and stage attacks on security forces.

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