Jammu-Kashmir: Four Indian soldiers killed in gunfight

The relatively peaceful Jammu region has witnessed increasing violence in recent months.

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Security forces came under fire on Monday night when they were carrying out a search operation in the forests of Doda district in Jammu.

Last week five soldiers were killed when their vehicle was ambushed in another part of the region, which is disputed by India and Pakistan.

An armed insurgency against Indian rule has claimed thousands of lives in Kashmir since 1989, but violence has reduced in recent years.

However, the relatively peaceful Jammu region has seen increasing bloodshed in recent months. At least eight attacks have been reported in the region since June.

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