An Indian policeman fires a tear gas shell towards Kashmiri protesters near the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir’s main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (Mukhtar Khan/Associated Press)SRINAGAR, India — Indian troops killed three rebels on the outskirts of disputed Kashmir’s main city on Sunday, ending a nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said. Sharma said Indian troops had surrounded a neighborhood on Saturday on a tip that militants were hiding there. Residents said government forces blasted at least five houses with explosives during the fighting, a common tactic employed by Indian troops during counterinsurgency operations in Kashmir.

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2018 07:14 UTC