As many as 577 militants were killed in various group clashes between different militant organizations over the past two decades of militancy in India’s Jammu & Kashmir, according to an Indian daily.
Statistics provided by Jammu & Kashmir’s interior ministry report that 820 incidents took place between various militant outfits due to turf war, and 577 militants and 173 civilians were killed in these incidents.
About 102 terrorists and 398 civilians were injured in these incidents, the report said, adding: "The militant outfits clash with each other over turf..., women, land disputes and supremacy. Group clashes between foreign militants and locals were also witnessed..."
The highest number of clashes in a single year occurred in 1995 when 108 militants and 35 civilians were killed and 23 militants and 57 civilians were injured in 170 different incidents The second most volatile year was 1994 during which 168 incidents took place resulting in the deaths of 110 terrorists and 29 civilians. Fifteen militants and 47 civilians injured in the clashes that occurred in 1994.
Similarly, 121 incidents took place in 1993 followed by 103 such incidents in 1992. During 87 incidents in 1996, 74 militants and 30 civilians were killed. In 1992, 64 militants and 41 civilians were killed.
Source: The Indian Express, India, March 9, 2010
