Militants have killed at least 17 soldiers and injured 18 at an Indian Army Brigade headquarters in Kashmir, near the de facto border with Pakistan.<br /><br /> An army spokesman in the India-administered region confirmed the deaths and said four commando-style gunmen had also been killed after storming the base in Uri.<br /><br /> The attackers, said to have been armed with grenades and guns, reportedly set fire to one building then entered into a gun fight which lasted several hours.<br /><br /> It’s the most deadly assault in disputed Kashmir since 2014 and one of the most fatal in quarter-century-long insurgency.<br /><br /> Around 80 people have been killed in more than two months of clashes in the region and a strict curfew is in place.<br />
