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FULL year has gone by since the Kargil conflict broke out and the
gallant Indian troops covered themselves with glory one more time. The
mission was clear: retake from the Pakistani intruders the heights
that they had surreptitiously taken over. Operation Vijay was launched
in Kargil, Dras and Batalik sectors alongwith the IAF, and by August
16,1999 own intelligence had assessed at least 737 enemy killed. Out
of these there were 45 officers and 81 SSG and ISI personnel. The
military battle was won in some of the most rugged and heart-breaking
terrain in the world and the tricolour planted atop every mountain top
and post along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir.
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