Two top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders in Jammu and Kashmir were killed in the mountainous Banihal region on Sunday after a fierce gunfight with Indian Army and police that lasted almost six hours.
The two commanders, Ayiaz Ahmad Malik alias Abu Musa and Farooq Ahmad alias Zulkarnain, were top Lashkar men in the Pir Panchal mountain range.
Indian Army had been tracking Abu Moosa for more than ten years now. Abu Moosa joined the militant movement at the age of 16 and rose to the rank of Divisional Commander of Lashkar.
The gunbattle began at 1 AM on Sunday and concluded at 6.50 AM (Local Time).
Musa had fought in many battles against Indian forces in the region. He was the brain behind the killing of two Territorial Army soldiers on Dec 31 last year who were involved in espionage activities.
Zulkarnain was active in Shopian belt of south Kashmir and shifted his base to south Pir Panchal area in 2008. He was the Operations Chief of the area.
Since 1989, more than a dozen Islamic militant groups have been fighting for Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with Pakistan. More than 90,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the conflict with Indian troops often using civilians as human shields.
Thousands of civilians have disappeared in Indian custody. Torture has been widespread and fatal in Indian jails.
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