Militants kill five Indian soldiers in Kashmir

The Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has stated that a terrorist attack on an Indian army convoy in the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir resulted in the deaths of at least five soldiers. According to media reports, the convoy was fired upon in the Kathua district after being attacked with a grenade. The soldiers responded with gunfire, forcing the attackers to flee to a nearby forest. According to official sources, a counter-terrorism operation is underway throughout the area. The episode is a chapter in the prolonged conflict between India and Pakistan over the sovereignty of the Himalayan region of Kashmir.