SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rebels in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed two troopers in an assault Thursday within the disputed area’s primary metropolis, the Indian military mentioned.Col. Rajesh Kalia, an Indian military spokesman, mentioned militants sprayed bullets at a military patrol on the outskirts of Srinagar metropolis. Two troopers had been critically injured and later died at a hospital, he mentioned.Counterinsurgency police and troopers launched a search operation for the attackers.Rebel teams have been combating towards Indian rule since 1989. None of the teams instantly claimed duty for the assault.Both India and Pakistan declare the divided territory of Kashmir in its entirety. Many Muslim Kashmiris help the insurgent purpose of uniting the territory, both below Pakistani rule or as an unbiased nation.Tens of hundreds of civilians, rebels and authorities forces have been killed within the battle.The assault comes throughout near-daily combating between Pakistani and Indian troopers alongside the extremely militarized frontier that divides Kashmir between the 2 nuclear-armed rivals.The Indian military mentioned Pakistani troopers focused Indian positions with mortars alongside the de facto border in southern Poonch district on Thursday. Indian troopers retaliated, the military mentioned in a press release. It didn’t report any casualties.On Nov. 13, 9 civilians and 6 troopers had been killed on each side as Indian and Pakistani troopers exchanged artillery hearth at a number of places alongside the de facto border. The fatalities had been among the highest reported on a single day lately.