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| {{Infobox Military Conflict | |||
| |conflict=Siachen Conflict | |||
| |partof=the ] and the ] | |||
| |image=] | |||
| |caption=Siachen Glacier lies in the ] range. Its snout is less than 50 km north of the ] Range. | |||
| |date=], ]<ref name = "Sentinel 1999">, 1999 April.</ref> | |||
| |place=], in a disputed and undemarcated region of ] | |||
| |casus= | |||
| |territory= | |||
| |result=India captures the Siachen glacier | |||
| |combatant1=] | |||
| |combatant2=] | |||
| |commander1= | |||
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| |casualties1= | |||
| |casualties2=1344 | |||
| |notes= | |||
| {{main|Siachen Glacier}} | |||
| }} | |||
| {{main|Siachen Glacier}} | |||
| The '''Siachen Conflict''', sometimes referred to as The '''Siachen War''' was the military conflict between ] and ] over the disputed ] region in ]. It began in ] with India's ]. | |||
| The Siachen conflict is the highest altitude war in history.<ref>VAUSE, Mikel. Peering Over the Edge: The Philosophy of Mountaineering, p. 194.</ref><ref>CHILD, Greg. Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings, p. 147.</ref> Both countries held their positions at nearly 7 km above sea level. More than 4000 people have died in this inhospitable terrain, mostly due to weather extremities and the natural hazards of ]. | |||
| {{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani Wars}} | |||
| == Operations == | |||
| *] (1984) | |||
| *] (1987) | |||
| *] (1987) | |||
| *] (1989) | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| == External links == | |||
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| == See also == | |||
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