Yasir was gunned down on Friday during Operation Ashdar, launched after security forces received intelligence about the movement of a group of terrorists through the Pir Panjal mountains.

" Yasir's role in the 2024 attacksSecurity agencies had first detected Yasir's presence in the region in 2024.

The first was the ambush of an IAF convoy in Poonch on May 4, 2024.

Terrorists opened fire on the convoy near Shahsitar in the Surankote area as the personnel were returning to their base at Sanai Top. Four days later, on October 24, terrorists attacked an Army vehicle in Bota Pathri near Gulmarg. The attack killed five people, including three soldiers and two civilian porters.

Link to Lashkar Yasir was reportedly operating with a Lashkar-e-Taiba group led by commander Junai Ahmed Bhat. After the Bota Pathri attack, Yasir and another Lashkar terrorist, identified as Musa, are believed to have remained hidden in the Yusmarg and Pulwama areas. The Army, J&K Police and CRPF established a cordon in the area on September 1.

They made contact with the terrorists on September 3 at Ashdar Gali, a remote mountain ridge. Yasir was eventually killed in the exchange of fire. The operation is still continuing as security forces search for Musa, who is believed to be hiding among large boulders and natural caves.

The encounter site lies between 12,000 and 15,500 feet in the Pir Panjal range, where heavy rain and visibility of as little as five metres have made the operation particularly difficult.