The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Warpora area of Sopore on Thursday, following information about the presence of ultras.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Check Sadiq Khan area of south Kashmir district on Sunday after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants.
Of the five terrorists that were killed by security forces, two were neutralised by security forces in the encounter on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
The victim was identified as Shams-ud-din Pir, according to the police. With this the number of persons killed in Monday's attack has gone up to three.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said that 635 terrorists were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir between 2018 and 2020.
On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea route and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others during the 60-hour siege in Mumbai.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said Saif-ul-lah was a Pakistani terrorist who was involved in three major terror attacks on the security forces in the past.