May 2010 Kashmir skirmishes
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The May 2010 Kashmir Skirmishes were 2 separate, fierce gunbattles fought between the Indian Army
and Hizbul Mujahideen
militant rebels in the Kashmir
region on Wednesday, 5th May, and two days later on Friday 7th May. 4 Indian troops were reported to have been killed, whilst 5 militants were killed during the battles.
patrol, which killed 2 soldiers. On Thursday night, Police and Army Officials received a tip-off with information regarding the presence of militants in the Hapatnar Forests area. During the fighting, 2 more Indian troops were killed, however 5 militants were killed also, with patrols and searches continuing.
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
and Hizbul Mujahideen
Hizbul Mujahideen
Hizbul Mujahideen , founded by Ahsan Dar in 1989, is a Kashmiri militant group active in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. Their headquarters are located in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. It is believed the group al-Badr, derived from Hizbul Mujahideen...
militant rebels in the Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
region on Wednesday, 5th May, and two days later on Friday 7th May. 4 Indian troops were reported to have been killed, whilst 5 militants were killed during the battles.
Battles
The first incident occurred on Wednesday evening, when militants attacked an Indian ArmyIndian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
patrol, which killed 2 soldiers. On Thursday night, Police and Army Officials received a tip-off with information regarding the presence of militants in the Hapatnar Forests area. During the fighting, 2 more Indian troops were killed, however 5 militants were killed also, with patrols and searches continuing.
See also
- Indian ArmyIndian ArmyThe Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
- Hizbul MujahideenHizbul MujahideenHizbul Mujahideen , founded by Ahsan Dar in 1989, is a Kashmiri militant group active in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. Their headquarters are located in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. It is believed the group al-Badr, derived from Hizbul Mujahideen...
- Kashmir conflictKashmir conflictThe Kashmir conflict is a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region, the northwesternmost region of South Asia....