Hizb pay tributes to slain militants, terms their killing as big loss

Srinagar: Describing the killing of five militants including Commander Usman by Army and police in a joint operation at Wangath Ganderbal on Monday as a big loss, Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed that nine army troops were killed in the encounter. Spokesperson of the outfit Saleem Hashmi said that these militants had been active in fighting against the troops since long and that thousands will be born to fight for their cause. “The encounter between militants and troops at Wangat village in Ganderbal district claimed lives of nine troops and several troops were injured”, he claimed.
“Hizb Chief Sayeed Salluhidin has paid tributes to the slain militants and said that they were determined to fight and sacrifice their lives for the cause of Islam and freedom which they proved. Every youth is determined to and will not hesitate to determine in fulfilling the promises”, reads the Statement.
“India is applying its every tactic to suppress the freedom movement in Kashmir but people of Kashmir and militants have always made its (India’s) attempts unsuccessful”, he quoted Salahuddin as having said.
On specific information about the presence of a group of militants in the forest areas of Wangat village in Ganderbal district, troops of counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and the special operations group of the State police had launched a joint operation on Monday morning and killed five militants in the encounter.