AlQa'dah 29, 1434, Oct 5, 2013, SPA -- The Indian army said it has killed seven suspected militants in two separate gunbattles near the heavily militarized line dividing the disputed Kashmir region between India and Pakistan, AP reported. An army officer says four militants were killed on Saturday after they crossed over from Pakistani-held territory into the Indian portion of Kashmir in Kupwara region. Three militants were killed on Friday in another clash near the de facto border, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military policy. He says the Indian army recovered the bodies of six militants and some arms. The fighting occurred near the border village of Shala Bhata, where the army says its troops have been fighting dozens of armed militants for 12 days. There was no independent confirmation of the incidents.
