Ongoing Security Operation in Pulwama District, Jammu and Kashmir
Category: Criminal Activity
Severity: 3 (Moderate)
Source: Drum Cussac
10/14/2017 (India) - Emerging local media reports indicate that two suspected militants were killed on the morning of Saturday, 14 October, amid ongoing security operations in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir state. Security forces reportedly launched the operation in the Litter area of the district based on intelligence regarding a militant hideout in the village and became engaged in a firefight with the suspects as they carried out a search in the area. Although the two men killed in the encounter are believed to have been those targeted in the raid, it is currently unclear whether any other suspected militants remain in the area.
Those in the Pulwama district are advised to avoid the Litter area in the immediate term due to the ongoing security operations. Travellers should be aware of the potential for demonstrations in Litter and other areas in the medium term linked to the operations. Travellers should exercise a heightened level of caution in the medium term and monitor local media sources for further updates on the incident. Travellers are advised to avoid all demonstrations and political gatherings in Jammu and Kashmir state due to the risk of exposure to potential crowd disturbances and incidental violence and should minimise time spent in the vicinity of security forces patrols and positions as these may be targeted in militant attacks. Travellers should heed all directives issued by security forces and local authorities and observe any extraordinary security measures that may be in place, including curfews.
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