[Dawn] Militants killed two Indian army soldiers during a mountain gun battle in revolt-hit Kashmir, the military said Friday, in the latest of a series of clashes this month.The artillery fire a few days ago had nothing to do with this. Really. That was... ummm... something else.
The fighting erupted late Thursday in the mountains of southern Kishtwar district, army spokesman Biplab Nath told AFP. Troops have launched an intensive search to "arrest or eliminate" the militants, he said. "Reinforcements have been rushed to the area," he added.
The attack came hours after suspected militants shot and wounded Ismail Lone, a senior official of the Communist Party of India in southern Kulgam district, a police spokesman said. Lone's nephew was also hurt in the shootout.
Militants often attack pro-India politicians and their workers in Muslim-majority Kashmir where separatists have waged a two-decade revolt against New Delhi's rule.