Operations in south Kashmir have been intensified in wake of videos of large groups of militants surfacing on social media. The search operation was launched in Heff village in the Zainapora area, an Army official said. He said a large number of security forces were involved in the search operation, which started in the early hours on Wednesday. The search operation comes two weeks after a similar but larger operation was launched in Shopian district to flush out militants. Security agencies believed the videos had been shot in the south Kashmir area, mostly in the Shopian district.

Source: Indian Express May 17, 2017 10:13 UTC