Two Army personnel were killed on Saturday in an ongoing anti-insurgency operation in the Akhal forest area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district, now in its ninth day.

The Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, paid tributes to the soldiers killed in the encounter and said that the operation was still underway

The fierce gun battle that started last week in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district has entered its eighth day today with hundreds of troops involved in one of the biggest anti- terrorist operations.

In a fierce gunfight in Kulgam, South Kashmir, Lance Naik Pritpal Singh and Sepoy Harminder Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry, attached to 19 Rashtriya Rifles, were killed during Operation Akhal. The counterterrorism operation,

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today laid a wreath and paid rich tribute to the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty at Kulgam. The solemn ceremony was held in honour of the personnel who laid down their lives defending the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.

Military operation has been going on for the last nine days between security forces and terrorists in Kulgam area of South Kashmir. Two soldiers have been martyred in the overnight firing. Many security personnel have been injured.

Two Indian Army soldiers were killed in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the gunfight entered the ninth day – one of the longest anti-terror operations in the valley, officials said.

The fallen Army personnel have been identified as L/Nk Pritpal Singh and Sepoy Harminder Singh, Officials said

Two soldiers were killed on Saturday during a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district as part of the ongoing anti-terrorist operation, Operation Akhal, said the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army.