Indian soldier, 2 rebels killed in Kashmir

  25 November 2016    Read: 858
Indian soldier, 2 rebels killed in Kashmir
An Indian soldier and two suspected rebels were killed Friday in a gun battle in northern Indian-administered Kashmir as tensions along the de facto border with Pakistan flared again this week.
The Indian army, which maintains a heavy presence in the disputed territory, said that the two separatist rebels had clashed with soldiers in Naidkhai, just north of the main city Srinagar.

The Indian army resumed its counterinsurgency operations recently after months of mass protests against Indian rule left more than 90 civilians dead and thousands more injured. The protests have largely subsided but a crackdown on suspected protesters is continuing.

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