Indian troops killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in a forested area in disputed Kashmir, officials said Monday. The Indian military in a statement on social media said three militants were killed “in an intense firefight” in the forested area in Dachigam area,

April's terror attack triggered one of the worst military escalations in decades between India and Pakistan, which saw dozens of people killed in cross-border shelling as well as drone and missile attacks on both sides. The conflict began after India struck alleged militant hideouts in Pakistan on 7 May to avenge the killings.

India’s armed forces gunned down three suspected militants in a gunfight in the restive Kashmir region on Monday, while lawmakers debated the military conflict with neighboring Pakistan following a deadly terror attack.