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Indian security forces confirmed the killing of one militant in the ongoing gunfight in Srinagar
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Indian forces kill 3 militants in Kashmir's main city: police [AlAhram] Three Death Eaters were killed in a shootout with Indian government forces in the heart of Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... 's main city Srinagar, police said Sunday, two days after eight rebels died in another shootout. New Delhi has been stepping up counter-insurgency efforts in the disputed territory since the nationwide coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)  ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...lockdown was imposed in late March. The Death Eaters were killed in a firefight in the Zoonimar area of the densely populated old city of Srinagar, a police officer who asked to remain anonymous told AFP. One home was destroyed during the clash. Indian-administered Kashmir has been in turmoil since last August, when New Delhi revoked its semi-autonomous status and imposed a communications blackout that has not been fully lifted. The clash in Srinagar was the second such encounter in the old city and brought the corpse count of alleged Death Eaters to more than 100 this year. Just over a month ago, the son of a top separatist leader and his associate were killed in the city. The May incident -- a day-long firefight that saw 15 homes blown up by police and soldiers -- was the first armed encounter between rebels and government forces in Srinagar in two years. The fighting has left tens of thousands dead, mostly civilians, since 1989. India has more than 500,000 troops stationed in Kashmir, a Himalayan territory also claimed by Pakistain. Related: Srinagar: 2020-06-18 Outside Leh City, all movement except army stopped, Srinagar-Leh highway also closed Srinagar: 2020-05-20 2 terrorists banged in Kashmir Srinagar: 2020-04-30 Indian security forces launched cordon and search operation in Gund Kaisar village of Bandipora Related: Srinagar city: 2020-01-05 LeT terrorist arrested in Srinagar Srinagar city: 2019-09-29 4 Kashmiris dead in raids by Indian security forces Srinagar city: 2019-03-12 3 JeM militants killed in Tral Posted by: Fred 2020-06-22 |
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