Indian army vehicles leave after a gun battle in Shopian, south of Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday (Dar Yasin/AP)Government forces killed five suspected rebels, including a teenager, in gun fights in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Three militants were killed and two soldiers wounded in Shopian, Inspector General Vijay Kumar told reporters, and said troops recovered a rifle and a pistol from the site. Expand Close Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Shopian, south of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Shopian, south of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP)Indian forces killed two more militants in the second clash in Bijbehara, he said. However, a crackdown by Indian forces and attacks by rebels have continued inside the Indian-held portion. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.

Source: Irish Independent April 11, 2021 08:15 UTC