Tuesday, troops in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir searched for militants following intense gunfights that left multiple soldiers gravely injured and four soldiers dead, according to Indian media.
Muslim-dominated Since India and Pakistan gained independence from British authority in 1947, Kashmir has been divided between them. Over the last two months, there have been more attacks on the disputed northern territory.
Security troops in the Doda district began an operation on Monday night, according to the Indian army’s 16 Corps.
“Contact with terrorists was established…(a) heavy firefight ensued,” it said in a statement. “Initial reports suggest injuries to our bravehearts.”
There was no official confirmation of deaths, and the army withheld further facts regarding casualties.
However, five soldiers were reportedly “critically” wounded, according to Indian media, and four of them subsequently passed away from their wounds, according to a Tuesday report from the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.
“Additional troops” had been brought in, according to the army.
“Operations are continuing”, it added.
The Indian army killed three suspected terrorists in Kashmir’s Kupwara area on Sunday; the fighting occurred the day following.
Both India and Pakistan fully own Kashmir, and they have engaged in numerous wars to dominate the Himalayan area.
Islamabad and New Delhi accuse one another of inciting militancy and espionage in order to weaken the other.
Since 1989, rebel organizations have been waging an insurgency, calling for the territory’s independence or union with Pakistan.
Tens of thousands of rebels, troops, and civilians have died in this fight.
Five troops were slain by gunmen who ambushed an army convoy earlier this month. Separate confrontations claimed the lives of two other soldiers and six suspected terrorists.
When a shooter opened fire on a bus bringing Indian Hindu pilgrims from a shrine in the southern Reasi region in June, nine of them died and numerous more were injured.
It was the first attack on Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir since 2017, when gunmen killed seven people in another bus ambush. It was also one of the bloodiest attacks in recent memory.
