Indian government forces raided a hideout of suspected Islamic militants in the Indian part of Kashmir today, sparking a gunbattle which left two soldiers and one rebel dead.

Clashes between Indian government forces and suspected Islamic separatist militants have killed nine people in India’s Jammu-Kashmir state.

Indian government forces killed a top Islamic guerrilla leader during a raid early today on his hide-out in India’s troubled Jammu-Kashmir, police said.