Seven killed in latest Kashmir fighting
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Indian army soldiers stand guard near the site of an encounter between suspected Kashmiri fighters and security forces in the Putshai area of Lolab, north of Srinagar, on April 21, 2016.
At least five pro-independence fighters and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of separate clashes across the restive disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military sources say.
Military spokesman Col. Nitin N. Joshi announced that at least four Kashmiris and one soldier were killed during fierce fighting on Thursday in Tangdhar sector along the de facto border that divides the restive territory into India- and Pakistan- controlled parts.
Joshi also alleged that the four men had crossed into the Indian-controlled Kashmir from the Pakistani side.
According to the spokesman, one Kashmiri and an Indian trooper were killed and four other soldiers wounded in a similar firefight in the Machil area on Wednesday.
Also on June 3, at least three Indian soldiers were killed and nine others injured in a shooting attack by armed men against a convoy of paramilitary forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
On May 23, unidentified men armed with assault rifles and riding motorcycles sprayed a group of police officers with bullets in the Zadibal district of Srinagar, killing two officers on the spot.
The incident came as Indian troops are in constant clashes with the armed groups seeking independence across the Muslim-majority valley of Kashmir.
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