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Two Killed in Kashmir Militant Attack on Indian Army Camp
 [AnNahar] Two people have died in a shootout in the disputed territory of Indian Kashmire, officials said Monday, the first attacks since the army suspended operations against the A soldier was killed late Sunday when A civilian driving past was also killed in the exchange, a police officer said. Three soldiers were later maimed when a roadside kaboom exploded underneath a military vehicle near Shopian district. No myrmidon group has grabbed credit for the twin attacks. The assaults were the first in the Kashmire Valley since the army declared a nearly 30-day halt to military operations, the first of its kind in the tense region for nearly two decades. The decision meant Indian troops would pause operations against turbans and halt door-to-door house searches, but would retaliate if attacked. Despite the suspension of operations, violence has not abated in the region bordering Pakistain, which also controls part of the disputed Himalayan territory but claims it in full, like India. The Indian army claimed it killed five On May 17, the army claimed three suspected Both incidents could not be independently verified. In a separate clash along the border, a heavy exchange of fire between Indian and Pak forces this month left 16 dead on both sides, forcing around 80,000 citizens living on the Indian side to flee. India deploys an estimated 500,000 soldiers in Kashmire, which has been divided between India and Pakistain since the end of British rule in 1947. Rebel groups have been fighting for an independent Kashmire or a merger with Pakistain since 1989. New Delhi accuses Pakistain of fueling the insurgency that has left tens of thousands of civilians dead, a charge Islamabad denies saying it only provides diplomatic support to Kashmiris' right to self-determination. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-29 |
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