A Kashmir-based militant coalition has said it carried out the deadly attack on an Indian air force base. The United Jihad Council – a coalition of militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir – claimed its “national highway squad” was responsible. The attack on the Pathankot airbase near the border with Pakistan is seen as an attempt to derail recent peace moves by Pakistan and India. Indian PM Narendra Modi has held a meeting to discuss the raid. Five militants and seven Indian soldiers have so far been killed during…
