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- Security forces killed a Pakistani-origin Lashkar-e-Taiba commander named Yasir during 'Operation Ashdar', a joint search operation in the Yousmarg forest area of Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- The operation, involving the Army's 53 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Forces, J&K Police and CRPF, was launched on specific intelligence about militant movement, and firing broke out when troops tried to intercept the group.
- An AK-series rifle, ammunition and war-like stores were recovered from the encounter site.
- Yasir, earlier part of the Suleiman Musa group, had been independently running LeT operations in the Yousmarg-Budgam belt for the past year, and agencies are now probing his network and possible role in recent terror activities.
What to watch next
- Results of the continued search operation, as more militants are suspected to be hiding in the forest area.
- Findings of the investigation into Yasir's network and his links with other LeT terrorists.
- Whether Yasir is found to have had a role in planning recent terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Named India · Budgam · Lashkar-e-Taiba · Yasir · 53 Rashtriya Rifles · CRPF · Indian Army · Jammu and Kashmir Police · Special Forces · Sulaiman Musa
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