DTN News: Indian Troops Are Still Facing Fierce Gun Battles With Militants In Kashmir

DTN News: Indian Troops Are Still Facing Fierce Gun Battles With Militants In Kashmir *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) SRINAGAR, Kashmir, India - October 28, 2009: Early this month, Indian troops shot dead seven militants in fierce gun battles across Kashmir, police said. An Indian army soldier with rocket projectile gun launcher (RPGL) gives cover to his colleagues as they leave the area after a gun battle between Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants and Indian troops on October 26, 2009 in Keller , 70 km (44 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir. Indian military reports state that at least three Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian Administered Kashmir, including a most wanted senior commander were killed today during a gun battle. The biggest battle took place in Kupwara near the Line of Control, a military line that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. “Four LeT militants were killed in the encounter in Kupwara,” a police spokesman said, adding that three militants were killed in separate shootouts elsewhere. New Delhi says the LeT was behind the Mumbai attacks last November in which at least 166 were killed.Indian army troops leave the area after a gun battle between themselves and Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants on October 26, 2009 in Keller , 70 km (44 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir. Indian military reports state that at least three Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian Administered Kashmir, including a most wanted senior commander were killed today during a gun battle. Kashmir remains at the core of a six-decade-long conflict between India and Pakistan. After months of relative calm, there has been a rise recently in militants violence across Kashmir, where officials say tens of thousands have been killed since Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants fight against Indian rule broke out in 1989.