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| Troops in fatal Kashmir avalanche | Troops in fatal Kashmir avalanche |
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| At least seven soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir have been killed in an avalanche in the Shamsabari mountain range, the army says. | At least seven soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir have been killed in an avalanche in the Shamsabari mountain range, the army says. |
| Lt Col JS Brar told the BBC that the avalanche occurred in Kupwara district on Tuesday morning. | Lt Col JS Brar told the BBC that the avalanche occurred in Kupwara district on Tuesday morning. |
| He said the soldiers who died were manning a counter-insurgency post. Eight other soldiers were rescued. | He said the soldiers who died were manning a counter-insurgency post. Eight other soldiers were rescued. |
| Soldiers and militants recently fought a six-day-long battle in the inhospitable Shamsabari range. | Soldiers and militants recently fought a six-day-long battle in the inhospitable Shamsabari range. |
| Insurgents | Insurgents |
| "The eight [survivors] have been provided medical aid and their condition is stable," a military spokesman told the Associated Press news agency. | "The eight [survivors] have been provided medical aid and their condition is stable," a military spokesman told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Correspondents say that Kupwara is close to India's de facto border with Pakistan, 130km (80 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. | Correspondents say that Kupwara is close to India's de facto border with Pakistan, 130km (80 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| The area is notorious for its frequent rain and heavy snow. | The area is notorious for its frequent rain and heavy snow. |
| India says that soldiers posted there are preventing the entry of suspected Islamic insurgents from Pakistan. | India says that soldiers posted there are preventing the entry of suspected Islamic insurgents from Pakistan. |
| The Indian army said it killed 17 suspected rebels and lost eight of its own men last month in one of the major battles in recent years in the region. | The Indian army said it killed 17 suspected rebels and lost eight of its own men last month in one of the major battles in recent years in the region. |
| India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgents who have been fighting for Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with Pakistan since 1989. Islamabad denies the charge. | India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgents who have been fighting for Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with Pakistan since 1989. Islamabad denies the charge. |
| More than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the conflict since 1989. | More than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the conflict since 1989. |