Three Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region, Pakistani officials said Tuesday. In the latest shooting, the Indian military said that its soldiers targeted Pakistani posts after the Pakistani side had targeted their positions. Meanwhile, Indian troops killed a rebel commander in a gunfight early Tuesday in southern Samboora village in Indian-held Kashmir, police said. Over 200 rebels, 75 Indian soldiers and police, and at least 40 civilians have died in the violence this year. ———This story has been corrected to show that the number of Indian soldiers killed on Saturday was four, not three.

Source: ABC News December 26, 2017 04:14 UTC