Five Indian soldiers killed in IIOJK attack

Five Indian soldiers were killed in an attack on an army convoy in the Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, India's defence minister said on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of strikes that has roiled the region.

The Kashmir Valley and nearby areas have been experiencing a freedom struggle since 1989 that left thousands of civilian dead at the hands of occupying army.

Gunmen fired at the convoy in Kathua district on Monday after attacking it with a grenade, media said, while return fire from the soldiers sent the gunmen fleeing into a nearby forest.

"Counter-terrorist operations are underway, and our soldiers are determined to usher in peace and order in the region," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in a post on X, offering condolences to the bereaved families.