JAMMU: A day following the pre-dawn hit by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists at the camp of the 36 Brigade of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry at the Sunjuwan town of Jammu, the death count has been nine on Sunday with the recovery of the bodies of three Army persons, one civilian and a terrorist.

As the bullet-fight crossed the threshold of the second day on Sunday, one terrorist was eradicated, while three jawans — Havildar Habibullah Qureshi, Naik Manzoor Ahmad, and Lance Naik Mohd Iqbal — and a civilian, recognized as the father of Lance Naik Iqbal, were killed on Sunday, an Army talking head said.

"During the operation, the Army killed four terrorists, donning Army combat dress and carrying AK-56 assault rifles, a large quantity of ammunition and hand grenades. The terrorists were holed up inside the family quarters in the camp," defense spokesperson Lt Col Devendra Anand said.

On Saturday, two Army persons — JCO Madan Lal Chaudhary and Subadar Mohammad Ashraf Mir — and two JeM terrorists were killed and nine others, as well as a pregnant woman, were wounded. Special commandos were hurried in from Udhampur to Jammu for the final attack, while choppers and drones kept an eye on the situation at the encounter site, the spokesperson said.