SRINAGAR, India: Indian security forces killed three suspected armed rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday during a clash in a wildlife reserve, the army said.
The incident occurred in the mountains of Dachigam, around 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the disputed region’s main city of Srinagar.
“Three terrorists have been neutralized in an intense firefight,” the Indian army said in a statement on social media.
“Operation continues,” it added.
Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947, and the neighbors — which both claim the region in full — have fought two wars over its control.
