Indian troops kill top Kashmir rebel commander Riyaz Naikoo
2020-05-07 09:49:04 source：The Aljazeera
May 6, 2020
Indian troops killed four rebel fighters in gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, including the senior commander of the biggest separatist group fighting New Delhi in the disputed Himalayan region.
Hundreds of Indian soldiers launched an operation late on Tuesday after receiving intelligence that Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo was hiding in a village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Naikoo's death is being seen as a major victory for India's counterinsurgency efforts and is likely to spark more unrest in the disputed region.
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