Six killed in shootout in Indian Kashmir

Six killed in shootout in Indian Kashmir

11/18/2017 2:35:42 PM
Indian security personnel stand around the body of a gunman killed by Indian forces during an

Indian security personnel stand around the body of a gunman killed by Indian forces during an


Srinagar, India, AFP, 18 November 2017 - Five suspected rebels and an air force commando were killed during a fierce gunbattle Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir which also left another soldier injured, the Indian army said.
The shootout began when soldiers cordoned off a neighbourhood in the northern area of Hajin after a tip-off that armed militants were hiding there, said army spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia.
“Five militants have been killed in the operation,” Kalia told AFP.
“One IAF (India Air Force) soldier was martyred and another army soldier was injured.”
On Friday a militant and a police officer were killed in the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar during a brief shootout.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Both claim the former Himalayan kingdom in full.
Rebel groups have for decades fought Indian soldiers and paramilitaries deployed in the disputed region, demanding independence or a merger of the territory with Pakistan.
The fighting has left tens of thousands, mostly civilians, dead.
India accuses Pakistan of sending fighters across their de facto border in Kashmir to launch attacks on its forces.
Islamabad denies the allegation, saying it only provides moral and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri struggle for the right to self-determination

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sanctions help, not hurt, Iran’s people

Image
Sanctions help, not hurt, Iran’s people Under the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iranian regime received tens of billions of dollars in sanctions relief, plus the promise of new business from a variety of Western companies. Some people see this as a triumph of diplomacy which will improve the lives of the Iranian people, and engender good will. A common argument against economic sanctions is that that the private sector and a nation’s citizenry sh The council’s report points out that Mahan Air is by no means alone. Untold numbers of companies, from multitudes of industries, are generating profits for the IRGC at the expense of the Iranian people. Whatever one might think about economic sanctions in general, the composition of the Iranian economy makes them not only well-advised but absolutely necessary to separating the repressive government from its people. As such, President Trump’s moves to designate the IRGC as a  terr
Read more

Secrets of the 1983 Beirut Bombings: The role of Iran’s IRGC

Image
Secrets of the 1983 Beirut Bombings: The role of Iran’s IRGC Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the viewpoint of Al Arabiya English. The 1983 double bombing in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, left 241 American service members, 58 French military personnel and six civilians killed, alongside hundreds of others injured. 21 years later in 2004 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) unveiled a “monument” in “honor” of that terrorist attack. This “memorial” column, installed in a section dubbed “Martyrs of the Islamic World” in Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery, carried a very vivid message: Iran’s  IRGC  was behind the 1983 blast targeting the peacekeeping force in Beirut. 34 years have passed since that attack and today the IRGC has been designated a terrorist organization by the US Treasury Department. Such a measure deserves praise, yet is long overdue. On October 23 of that year a suicide bomber drove a w
Read more