July 26th,2011 is the 12th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Divas. Vijay Divas commemorates the eviction of Pakistani intruders by Indian troops. Pakistani infiltrators had occupied ridge lines across a 110 km stretch on the Indian side of the LOC. The war started after Pakistani forces and Kashmiri militants were detected atop the Kargil ridges. It ended on July 14 when both sides had essentially ceased their military operations. About 530 troops were killed in the three-month long war, which started in May 1999.
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