SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed a suspected Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander in the occupied Kashmir valley on Tuesday in what has come to be known as the deadliest year in IHK in a decade. The suspected JeM group leader in the Kashmir valley, Noor Mohammad Tantray was trapped in a house outside Srinagar on Monday evening along with his associates, which triggered a fierce overnight gun battle. The three-foot-tall 47-year-old was described by officials as a new “security headache” when he took over as head of the group in IHK last year. Violence had steadily decreased in IHK during the last decade but this year some 350 deaths have been reported following the Indian army’s anti-militant offensive dubbed as ‘Operation All-Out’. Officials and rights groups say 210 suspected rebels, mostly locals, 57 civilians and 82 troops or police have been killed this year.

Source: Pakistan Today December 26, 2017 09:46 UTC