| Some 90 Indian separatists and 34 Bhutanese soldiers were killed in a military crackdown in the Himalayan kingdom, Indian news agencies reported Wednesday. Many other members of the Bhutanese army were injured in the operation launched Monday, the United News of India (UNI) quoting unnamed Indian intelligence sources said. The dead rebels belonged to three separate guerrilla groups including members of the United Liberation Front of Asom separatist (ULFA) group, which holds sway in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, according to UNI and the Press Trust of India (PTI). The Bhutanese army has overrun six rebel headquarters in four districts bordering India’s Assam, the Bhutanese foreign ministry added in a statement. |