‘Fighting back’: Kashmir enclave blocks entry of Indian troops

Residents in Soura neighbourhood of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, plant barricades to keep security forces out.

Since then, Soura has been the scene of smaller demonstrations and daily running battles with the security forces, according to people living in the neighbourhood.

The security forces have made several attempts to enter Soura, according to residents, with the apparent goal of sealing off a large area of open ground next to the Jinab Sahib shrine that has become an assembly point for protesters.

India’s paramilitary police say they are determined to regain control of the area.

“We have been trying to enter, but there is a lot of resistance in that neighbourhood,” said an Indian paramilitary police official in Srinagar who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/kashmir-enclave-blocks-entry-indian-troops-190820090426828.html