Also on Tuesday, Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir reported killing three heavily armed militants after a battle near the town of Ramgarh, on the Pakistani border, that lasted several hours. India, which said the assailants had come from Pakistan, conducted retaliatory military strikes two weeks later on terrorist camps in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. India and Pakistan have been at war three times since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. Experts said Tuesday that they viewed the latest attack as a continuation of nearly three decades of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan has also lost a substantial number of security officers, although it has not released an official count.

Source: International New York Times November 29, 2016 14:34 UTC