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May 3, 1999 Pakistani intrusion in Kargil reported by local shepherds

May 5 Indian Army patrols sent up; Five Indian soldier captured and tortured to death.

May 9 Heavy shelling by Pakistan Army damages ammunition dump in Kargil

May 10 Infiltrations first noticed in Dras, Kaksar and Mushkoh sectors
Mid-May Indian 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-29;. 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 on a 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. Indian Army announces complete eviction of Pak intruders

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