At least 10 soldiers were killed and 18 others wounded when unidentified militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Narbal Crossing on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Highway on July 19. The Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the blast.
In another incident, the security forces foiled an infiltration attempt while killing five militants in a fierce gunbattle on the LoC in Kupwara district on July 181.