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title: "Operation All Out: Kashmir Counter-Terror Drive"
description: "Operation All Out is India's 2017 counter-terrorism offensive in Kashmir, crucial for neutralizing active militants and enhancing regional security."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Operation All Out is the Indian security forces' coordinated counter-terrorism offensive launched in 2017 to eliminate active militants across the Kashmir Valley.
- What legal authority underpinned Operation All Out?
- Which forces participated and how were they coordinated?
- How does Operation All Out differ from Operation Sadbhavana?
- Why was Operation All Out criticised?

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In May 2017, Indian security forces killed Hizbul Mujahideen Valley commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat near Tral in Pulwama district, an early high-profile success of the freshly launched Operation All Out.

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