There were clear signs that the mostly Muslim region was ripe for a renewed rebellion even before the death of the popular, young leader of the area's largest rebel group. When Indian forces announced last week that they had killed a top Kashmiri rebel leader, they called it a major victory in the fight against militants in the disputed Himalayan region. The killing of Burhan Wani drew tens of thousands to rise up and renew demands for "azadi," or freedom, from Indian rule. More than 68,000 people were killed in that uprising and the subsequent brutal crackdown by hundreds of thousands of Indian forces deployed across the region. They clearly didn't expect the backlash that followed — an outpouring of public anger, daily protests and dozens dead in the streets.

Source: Fox News July 13, 2016 01:41 UTC