41 security personnel killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015

January 17, 2016 16:48

Casualties suffered by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been on the decline in the past three years with 41 personnel killed during counter-insurgency operations in 2015.

Though the state witnessed growing radicalisation of the youth during the period, particularly after the emergence of Islamic State, the security forces were effective in countering militants and terrorists. The number of security personnel killed dropped from 51 in 2014 to 41 in 2015, whereas the number of militants killed in counter-insurgency operations marginally rose to 113 from 110 in 2014, official data reveals.

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