Since 1989 , Kashmiri protest movements were created to voice Kashmir 's disputes and grievances with the Indian government in the Indian-controlled Kashmir Valley , with some Kashmiri separatists in armed conflict with the Indian government based on the demand for self-determination . The 2010s were marked by further unrest erupting within the Kashmir Valley . The 2010 Kashmir unrest began after an alleged fake encounter between local youth and security forces . Thousands of youths pelted security forces with rocks , burned government offices and attacked railway stations and official vehicles in steadily intensifying violence . The Indian government blamed separatists and Lashkar-e-Taiba , a Pakistan-based militant group for stoking the 2010 protests . The 2016 Kashmir unrest erupted after killing of a Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani by Indian security forces . Further unrest in the region erupted after the 2019 Pulwama attack
2019 Pulwama attack
2019 Pulwama attack
Kashmir conflict