Six suspected rebels and an Indian paramilitary officer have been killed in two separate armed confrontations in India-administered Kashmir
Rebels in the India-administered portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi’s rule and its security forces since 1989.
A gunfight broke out on the outskirts of the southern Jammu city early on Friday after police and soldiers spotted a group of rebels in Sunjwan, a garrison town, police said on Friday. Troops were scurrying through the garrison area, which saw a major attack in 2018 that left at least five soldiers and one civilian dead.
In a separate clash on Thursday, government forces killed four rebels in Malwah, a village northwest of Srinagar city, police said.Police identified one of the slain rebels as Yousuf Kantroo and said he had been the longest surviving rebel commander in Kashmir.The incidents come ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the disputed region.