SONAMARG, Kashmir (Reuters) - Indian soldiers keep guard over the mountains in Sonamarg, Kashmir Sunday. India said Monday it had forced guerrilla infiltrators in its Himalayan territory back toward the cease-fire line with Pakistan in disputed Kashmir and reported 221 Pakistani soldiers had been killed in the offensive.
An Indian Army soldier walks past the smoking debris of gutted structures in Narsangar village, 75 kilometers (46 miles) south of Srinagar, India Monday June 7,1999. The Indian army Monday claimed 221 regular Pakistani soldiers and an unknown number of irregulars have been killed so far.
Indian Army soldiers look for arms and ammunation in the debris of gutted houses in Narsangar village, 75 kilometers (46 miles) south of Srinagar, India Monday June 7,1999. The Indian army claimed 221 regular Pakistani soldiers and an unknown number of irregulars have been killed so far.
A bunker inside the Dras army camp that absorbed a direct hit from a Pakistani shell is seen Monday, June 7, 1999. The Dras camp was severly shelled by Pakistani artilleries on June 6 and the morning of June 7. At least 50 shells hit the forward camp in one 30-minute span, an officer said. One civilian was killed in the shelling.
A bunker inside the Dras army camp that absorbed a direct hit from a Pakistani shell is seen Monday, June 7, 1999. The Dras camp was severly shelled by Pakistani artilleries on June 6 and the morning of June 7. At least 50 shells hit the forward camp in one 30-minute span, an officer said. One civilian was killed in the shelling.
Indian troops fire mortars and guns at a position inside Indian territory held by separatist insurgents Sunday, June 6, 1999 in Bimbat, India. The Indian military said Sunday that it pushed back a group of 150 guerrillas from a strategic mountain perch from where they threatened Indian supply lines in disputed Himalayan Kashmir.
Smoke rises from the point of impact as Indian artillery hits a position inside Indian territory held by separatist insurgents Sunday, June 6, 1999 near Bimbat, India. The Indian military said Sunday that it pushed back a group of 150 guerrillas from a strategic mountain perch from where they threatened Indian supply lines in disputed Himalayan Kashmir.
Indian artillery fires at a position inside Indian territory held by separatist insurgents Sunday, June 6, 1999 in Bimbat, India. The Indian military said Sunday that it pushed back a group of 150 guerrillas from a strategic mountain perch from where they threatened Indian supply lines in disputed Himalayan Kashmir.
DRASS, India (Reuters) - An Indian artillery gun fires on Pakistan-backed intruders in the Drass sector, Saturday. India launched air attacks and lobbed artillery shells to flush out militants holed up in the icy mountains of northern Kashmir
DRASS, India (Reuters) - An Indian soldier digs to place an artillery gun in the Drass sector, Saturday. Indian troops on Sunday closed in on heavily-armed guerrillas holed up in the snow-capped Himalayan mountains of Kashmir as India and Pakistan failed to agree on a date for talks to resolve the escalating crisis.
Smoke rises from the point of impact as Indian Bofors guns hit a position inside Indian territory held by infiltrators from Pakistan Sunday, June 6, 1999. The military attacked strategic heights occupied by the infiltrators where they are posing threats to Indian supply lines in disputed Himalayan Kashmir, military officers said.
An Indian petrol tanker burns near Kaksar Sunday, June 6, 1999 after absorbing a direct hit from a shell fired by infiltrators from Pakistan. Indian fighter jets resumed airstrikes Sunday after a day's break and the military attacked strategic heights occupied by infiltrators from Pakistan from where they are posing threats to Indian supply lines in disputed Himalayan Kashmir, military officers said.
