Clashes between rebels and security forces are escalating as Jammu and Kashmir prepare for local assembly polls. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in the region.
The strike against the militants was a joint operation between the army and local police, resulting in two soldiers killed and two injured in Kishtwar.
Local media reports state a suspected militant was killed in Kashmir's Baramulla region during ongoing violence, pointing towards heightened tensions before the election.
Tens of thousands of security forces have been deployed to oversee the first local assembly polls in a decade, after the region's semi-autonomy was revoked in 2019.
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