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SRINAGAR, India — Six suspected rebels and an Indian worker were killed successful 2 abstracted counterinsurgency operations successful disputed Kashmir, constabulary said Thursday.
The killings came during a surge successful the government’s violative against anti-India rebels successful Kashmir, which is divided betwixt nuclear-armed India and Pakistan and claimed by both.
Fighting erupted aft authorities forces cordoned disconnected 2 confederate villages successful Anantnag and Pulwama districts Wednesday nighttime successful hunt of militants reportedly hiding there, constabulary said.
Six militants were killed successful the 2 incidents, constabulary said. Three soldiers and 1 constabulary serviceman were besides injured, and 1 of the soldiers died aboriginal astatine a hospital, officials said.
Police said successful a connection that 2 of the slain suspected militants were Pakistani nationals but offered nary evidence. It said 3 of the dead, including a Pakistani, were progressive successful an onslaught connected a constabulary autobus successful the outskirts of the region’s main metropolis of Srinagar connected Dec. 13 successful which 3 constabulary officers were killed and 11 others wounded.
According to authorities records, astatine slightest 168 militants, 34 civilians and 30 Indian troops person been killed this twelvemonth successful the Kashmir Valley.
Rebels successful Indian-controlled Kashmir person been warring against Indian regularisation since 1989.
Most Muslim Kashmiris enactment the rebels’ extremity of uniting the territory, either nether Pakistani regularisation oregon arsenic an autarkic country.
India insists the Kashmir militancy is Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Pakistan denies the charge, and astir Kashmiris see it a morganatic state struggle.
Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and authorities forces person been killed successful the conflict.
This communicative corrects that 1 constabulary serviceman was injured, not two.
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