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Today's day is 13th Kargil Vijay Diwas
Salute all Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Kargil
RIP to them
Long live Union of India
CONFLICT CHRONOLOGY
1999,
May 3: Pakistani intrusion in Kargil reported by local shepherds
May 5: Army patrols sent up; Five Indian soldier captured and tortured to death.
May 9: Heavy shelling by Pakistan damages ammunition dump in Kargil
May 10: Infiltrations first noticed in Dras, Kaksar and Mushkoh sectors
Mid-May: Army moves in more troops from Kashmir Valley to Kargil Sector
May 26: IAF launches air strikes against infiltrators
May 27: IAF looses two fighters — MiG-21 and MiG-27;. Flt Lt Nachiketa taken POW (Prisioner of War)
May 28: IAF MI-17 shot down by Pakistan; four air crew dead
June 1: Pakistan steps up attacks; bombs NH-1-A
June 5: Indian Army releases documents recovered from three Pakistani soldiers indicating Pakistan’s involvement.
June 6: Indian Army launches major offensive in Kargil
June 9: Indian Army re-captures two key positions in the Batalic sector
June 11: India releases intercepts of conversation between Pakistani Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf, while visit to China and Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Aziz Khan in Rawalpindi, as proof of Pakistani Army’s involvement.
June 13: Indian Army secures Tololing in Dras
June 15: US President Bill Clinton, in a telephonic conversation, asks Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to pull out from Kargil
June 29: Indian Army captures two vital posts — Point 5060 and Point 5100 near Tiger Hill
July 2: Indian Army launches three-pronged attack in Kargil
July 4: Indian Army recaptures Tiger Hill after an 11-hour battle
July 5: Indian Army takes control of Dras. Sharif announces Pakistani army’s withdrawal from Kargil following his meeting with Clinton.
July 7: India recaptures Jubar Heights in Batalik
July 11: Pakistan begins pullout; India captures key peaks in Batalik
July 14: PM Vajpayee declares operation Vijay a success. Government sets condition for talks with Pakistan
July 26: Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. Army announces complete eviction of Pak intruders