Two air force commandos and two suspected rebels were killed during a gunbattle Wednesday in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army said, during an upsurge in violence in the disputed region. The fighting started when soldiers searching for militants cordoned off a neighbourhood in the northern town of Hajin. The Pakistani national known only as Khalid was accused of organising a string of suicide attacks across Indian-administered Kashmir, which Pakistan also claims. Rebel groups have for years been fighting Indian soldiers deployed in the region, demanding that Kashmir be given independence or merged with Pakistan. India accuses Pakistan of sending militants into Kashmir to launch attacks on its forces.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 11, 2017 05:03 UTC