2023 Anantnag encounter

2023 Anantnag Encounter
	Part of Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Date	13 September 2023 – 19 September 2023 (6 days)
Location	Kokernag, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir
Result	One TRF militant Uzair Khan killed; Deaths of 5 Indian security personnel, including a colonel, major and a deputy superintendent of police; Continuation of search and cordon operations inside Anantnag;
Belligerents
India Indian Army; Jammu and Kashmir Police;	The Resistance Front
Commanders and leaders
Indian Army Rajiv Ghai (GoC, 15 Corps); Major Aashish Dhonchak †; Colonel Manpreet Singh †; ; J&K Police: Dilbag Singh (DGP J&K Police); Vijay Kumar (ADGP Kashmir); DSP Humayun Bhat (SDPO Kokernag) †; ; Many senior officials from the Indian Army and J&K Police.;	Uzair Khan †; Another unnamed militant †;
Strength
10,000	2 – 3 (Indian claim)
Casualties and losses
5 killed (Indian claim); 20 killed (TRF claim);	1 killed (TRF claim) 2 killed (Indian claim)

On 13 September 2023, a confrontation erupted between Indian security forces and Kashmiri separatist militants in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[5]

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^ "Anantnag encounter: Four dead, security forces' anti-terrorist operation continues".
^ "India: Army Colonel, Major, DSP of J&K Police killed in Anantnag gunfight". WION. 14 September 2023.
^ "Top Security Brass At Kokernag Encounter Site". Kashmir Observer. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "2 Army officers, DSP killed in ongoing gunfight with terrorists in J-K's Anantnag". The Tribune (India). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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[2] "Anantnag encounter: Four dead, security forces' anti-terrorist operation continues".

[wionews.com-3] "India: Army Colonel, Major, DSP of J&K Police killed in Anantnag gunfight". WION. 14 September 2023.

[4] "Top Security Brass At Kokernag Encounter Site". Kashmir Observer. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[6] "2 Army officers, DSP killed in ongoing gunfight with terrorists in J-K's Anantnag". The Tribune (India). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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