Srinagar, Sep 13 : The army has quietly moved an entire brigade into South Kashmir as part of operation Calm Down to clear it of militants and protesters, reports said on Tuesday.
4000 additional troops have been fugured in South Kashmir to restore normalcy , but with clear instructions to use minimum force, reports said.
The troops, mobilised from reserves have fanned out in all the four districts of South Kashmir--Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam. These districts have borne the brunt of the current spiral of violence in the Valley triggered by the encounter killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani, who hailed from this region.
The army troops assisted by CRPF and the state police are clearing the road blocks put by the protesters by felling trees, electric poles and placing huge boulders and burnt vehicles, to facilitate movement of people,reports said.
Reports said the decision was taken after intelligence reports claimed that Kashmiri youth were patrolling the arterial roads leading to the National Highway and preventing people from venturing out of their homes or moving towards Srinagar.
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