Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947. Both countries claim the territory where thousands have been killed in clashes over the decades.
The India-controlled part of Kashmir lost its autonomous status under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing governmentI
Two Indian army soldiers and their two civilian porters were killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Friday, just days after gunmen killed seven construction workers in the disputed territory.
The attack occurred in the Bota Pathri area near Kashmir’s border with Pakistan, officials said, adding that two army porters were also killed in the incident while three soldiers were wounded.
India’s army confirmed an “exchange of fire” had taken place with “terrorists,” saying the incident occurred late on Thursday in the vicinity of Gulmarg, near the militarized unofficial border that separates Kashmir from Pakistan.
India’s Chinar Corps army unit paid tribute to the two slain soldiers, expressing “deepest condolences” and “solidarity with the bereaved families” in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
