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India-Pakistan
Indian troops kill top rebel, bodyguard in Kashmir
2007-03-03
A militant commander on the Indian army’s “most wanted” list in Indian-held Kashmir was shot dead during a fierce gunbattle with troops, police said on Friday. The militant’s bodyguard was also slain, police said. “The two were killed late on Thursday in Morha Daraj village,” police officer Farooq Ahmed said.

Mohammed Yasin, a top commander of Hizbul Mujahedin, and his bodyguard were killed during a four-hour battle sparked by a raid on a hideout following a tip-off, police said. Yasin was the Indian army’s “most wanted militant” in the southern twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch. “His death is a big setback to Hizbul,” Ahmed said.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Mohammed Yasin went from “most wanted” to "soon to be forgotten" in a pleasant piece of Rantburg evening news.

Hizbul Mujahedin
Largest Kashmiri militant group.
Militant wing of Pakistan's largest Islamic political party, the Jamaat-i-Islami.
Targets Indian forces and leaders in Kashmir.
Posted by: RD   2007-03-03 00:29  

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