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Cordon and search operation launched in Bandipora

Srinagar: The Indian Armed Forces launched a cordon and search operation in Gund Dachina, Malikpora and Gujjarpatti localities of Bandipora district on Wednesday.

Cordon and search is a military tactic to cordon off an area and search the premises for weapons or insurgents. It is one of the basic counter insurgency operations. Two types of cordon and search operations are cordon and knock and cordon and kick (or cordon and enter).

In a cordon and knock operation, counterinsurgency forces assemble around an area to provide security (“cordon”) and then obtain permission to search the area from residents (“knock”). The occupants may be asked to leave buildings prior to the search, to avoid physical contact and conflict between the search party and the building occupants. This is called a tactical callout. A cordon and ask operation involves the assistance of local authorities. If permission is denied but the residents are thought to be friendly or neutral, counterinsurgency force leaders may decide not to search an area.

A cordon and kick or cordon and enter operation is more forceful than cordon and knock. It is performed without obtaining permission of the occupants. It may be done because permission is not given for a cordon and knock operation; however, if resistance is expected, a cordon and kick operation may be planned from the start. The type of force used to enter the building may range from simply opening a door to using explosives.

An official said that Army’s 13 RRunit stationed at Aragam and Jammu and Kashmir police launched the operation after inputs about presence of militants in the area.

“There are inputs about presence of two-three militants in the area,” a report in Greater Kashmir, a newspaper based in Srinagar said.

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