"The area was sealed off and troops were hunting down the attackers but rain was hampering the operation." Seems like it's raining all over the world.

Kashmir Jihad Update: "Muslim rebels kill 2 soldiers," from [1] Straits Times, January 29 (thanks to Twostellas):

SRINAGAR (India) - SUSPECTED Muslim rebels ambushed army soldiers early Friday in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, killing two troops, an official said.

Soldiers, acting on an intelligence tip, launched a search operation Thursday night in a village in the remote and mountainous Kishtwar region, about 170 kilometers southeast of Indian Kashmir's main city Srinagar, said Lt. Col. Biplab Nath, an Indian army spokesman.

As the soldiers entered the area early Friday militants opened fire, triggering a fierce gunbattle in which two soldiers were killed, Nath said.

The area was sealed off and troops were hunting down the attackers but rain was hampering the operation....