The two firefights took place between 12 midnight and 2 am on Wednesday but no casualty was reported. Taking advantage of pitch dark, the terrorists managed to escape, officials said.
Four soldiers, including an officer, critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists in the Doda district succumbed on Tuesday in the hospital, said officials.
Five soldiers were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the terrorists in the Kandi forests of Rajouri district.
While the two soldiers died on the spot, four others, who were critically injured, succumbed to their injuries later at the Udhampur-based command hospital taking the death toll to five.
The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.
The hiding militants were challenged after which they opened fire at the security forces, triggering an encounter.
The central forces had assembled at one of the camps in Howrah ahead of polling in the Lok Sabha elections which will take place on 6 May.
Reports said the terrorists fired upon a patrolling party of the Army's 32 RR unit in Watergam area of Baramulla, and they retaliated
Security forces received information of the presence of terrorists in the forest in Branpathry Kahlil of Tral following which they launched a search operation.
Mobile Internet services have been suspended in Sopore and adjoining areas, and restrictions imposed in the town to maintain law and order.
