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Summary Army spokesman Col. Brijesh Pandey says the army suffered no casualties during fighting.
The Indian army claimed it raided a hideout and killed five suspects in a gunbattle in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir.Army spokesman Col. Brijesh Pandey says the army suffered no casualties during fighting Monday in Ganderbal region, nearly 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Srinagar, the main city of the Indian portion of Kashmir.Several groups are fighting Indian rule. None have issued statements on the incident and the army account could not be independently verified.Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety.Since 1989, a subsequent crackdown by Indian forces have killed an estimated 68,000 people in Kashmir, mostly civilians.
