'We won't give an inch': India faces defiance in 'Kashmir's Gaza'

SRINAGAR, India: Young men sit beside a pile of rocks and a bonfire, protecting the only entrance to a besieged neighbourhood they call"Kashmir's Gaza" as a mosque loudspeaker broadcasts slogans of liberation.

"Just like Gaza is resisting Israel, we will fight for our motherland with all our might," Mufeed added. They were met by security forces firing live ammunition, tear gas and pellet guns to disperse the crowds, with more than two dozen people reportedly injured.Soura, a crammed lakeside community of more than 2,000 homes, is surrounded by security forces on three sides.

Familiar with police's crowd-dispersing tactics, protesters use salt water to wash their faces after chilli and tear gas are fired, and wear helmets and glasses to protect themselves against pellets."They are testing our resilience and they will definitely fail," local Nahida told AFP.Despite the Soura protests, authorities stress that Kashmir has remained largely peaceful since the lockdown.

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