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| Kashmir Korpse Kount Kontinued |
| 2005-07-16 |
| Indian forces said they killed 15 terrorists who were trying to cross the LoC from Pakistan on Saturday, the latest of a series of clashes on the disputed frontier in less than a week. India says growing incursions by militants from across the border could undermine a 20-month-old peace process with Pakistan. Islamabad denies any involvement in the armed rebellion. Soldiers shot dead nine militants who were trying to breach the military control line dividing Kashmir in the Sumawal area, near the popular Kashmir ski resort of Gulmarg, an army spokesman said. Militants have tended to favour more isolated areas for incursions, and have rarely used the more crowded Gulmarg sector since the revolt against Indian rule in the Himalayan territory began in 1989, Lieutenant-Colonel V.K. Batra said. In another clash, two infiltrators were killed in the Sunderbani area of Rajouri south of Srinagar, while another four were killed in the Kern sector, northwest of Srinagar, the spokesman said. The number of infiltrations by rebels into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side declined during the winter but has gained momentum since the onset of summer when snow blocking Himalayan passes melts, allowing them easier access. More than 45,000 people have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir since the insurgency started. Indian soldiers were also combing snow-covered mountains and forests in the Gurez area of Kashmir on Saturday where a clash with guerrillas earlier in the week left at least 11 rebels dead. |
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