2023 Anantnag encounter

2023 Anantnag Encounter
	Part of Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Date	13 September 2023 – 19 September 2023 (6 days)
Location	Kokernag, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir
Result	One TRF militant Uzair Khan killed; Deaths of 5 Indian security personnel, including a colonel, major and a deputy superintendent of police; Continuation of search and cordon operations inside Anantnag;
Belligerents
India Indian Army; Jammu and Kashmir Police;	The Resistance Front
Commanders and leaders
Indian Army Rajiv Ghai (GoC, 15 Corps); Major Aashish Dhonchak †; Colonel Manpreet Singh †; ; J&K Police: Dilbag Singh (DGP J&K Police); Vijay Kumar (ADGP Kashmir); DSP Humayun Bhat (SDPO Kokernag) †; ; Many senior officials from the Indian Army and J&K Police.;	Uzair Khan †; Another unnamed militant †;
Strength
10,000	2 – 3 (Indian claim)
Casualties and losses
5 killed (Indian claim); 20 killed (TRF claim);	1 killed (TRF claim) 2 killed (Indian claim)

On 13 September 2023, a confrontation erupted between Indian security forces and Kashmiri separatist militants in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.