{"id":193594,"date":"2026-01-29T11:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=193594"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:14:47","slug":"kashmiris-suffer-as-indian-forces-intensify-crackdown-across-iiojk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/29\/kashmiris-suffer-as-indian-forces-intensify-crackdown-across-iiojk.html","title":{"rendered":"Kashmiris suffer as Indian forces intensify crackdown across IIOJK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193597\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/20-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar: Indian forces have launched massive cordon and search operations in various districts of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including Kupwara, Kishtwar, Doda, Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch, and Samba.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian forces, during a cordon and search operation, claimed to have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in the Karnah area of Kupwara district.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Army, paramilitary forces, police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) continued cordon and search operations in different areas of Kishtwar, Doda, Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch and Samba districts.<\/p>\n<p>The operations are being conducted based on specific inputs developed by armed forces and agencies, with the help of Village Defence Guards (VDGs), , Indian officials claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The unrelenting CASOs have made life unbearable for Kashmiris, who are subjected to harassment, arbitrary arrests, and torture. 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