Indian forces killed 11 suspected militants, including seven in a prolonged high-altitude battle in Indian-held Kashmir, the army and police said on Sunday. One Indian soldier also was killed in the fighting that started three days ago near Kangan, a village 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast of Srinagar, said Lieutenant Colonel Anil Kumar Mathur, adding that the battle ended on Sunday. With winter about to set in, suspected militants are trying to enter Indian-held Kashmir from Pakistani territory in a major thrust before snow-covered mountain passes become inaccessible, he said. Four other suspected insurgents were killed in three separate clashes with Indian forces on Saturday in the Himalayan region, Mathur said.