Indian soldiers killed in attack in disputed Kashmir region

26 November 2020, 13:24

A Kashmiri woman walks past security officers keeping guard near the site of an attack on the outskirts of Srinagar (Mukhtar Khan/AP)
Kashmir Rebel Attack. Picture: PA

An army patrol was attacked on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

Rebels in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed two soldiers in an attack in the disputed region’s main city, the Indian army said.

Colonel Rajesh Kalia, an Indian army spokesman, said militants sprayed bullets at an army patrol on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

Two soldiers were critically injured and later died at a hospital, he said.

Counterinsurgency police and soldiers launched a search operation for the attackers.

Rebel groups have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989.

None of the groups immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Indian security officers patrol near the site of the attack (Mukhtar Khan/AP)
Indian security officers patrol near the site of the attack (Mukhtar Khan/AP)

Both India and Pakistan claim the divided territory of Kashmir in its entirety.

Many Muslim Kashmiris support the rebel goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.

Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.

The attack comes during near-daily fighting between Pakistani and Indian soldiers along the highly militarised frontier that divides Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

An Indian security officer stands at the attack site (Mukhtar Khan/AP)
An Indian security officer at the attack site (Mukhtar Khan/AP)

The Indian army said Pakistani soldiers targeted Indian positions with mortars along the de facto border in southern Poonch district on Thursday.

Indian soldiers retaliated, the army said in a statement.

It did not report any casualties.

On November 13, nine civilians and six soldiers were killed on both sides as Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged artillery fire at multiple locations along the de facto border.

The fatalities were some of the highest reported on a single day in recent years.

By Press Association

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