India’s Strikes in Kashmir and Pakistan: Photos and Video

In one image, a plume of smoke obscures the vibrant sunrise over a Himalayan landscape. In another, men carry a coffin past soldiers on the verdant grounds of a damaged mosque.

The beauty of Kashmir has once again been scarred by military confrontation, including days of heavy shelling on both sides of the line dividing the territory between India and Pakistan. On Saturday, after four days of escalating conflict, the two sides agreed to a cease-fire.

The military conflict began on Wednesday, when India hit several sites on the Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir and in areas within Pakistan. On Friday, Pakistan launched drone attacks along India’s western border. Both sides reported deaths.

India struck in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir on April 22, in which 26 civilians were killed. India has suggested that terrorist groups harbored by Pakistan were behind the attack, an assertion that Pakistan has denied.

While the fighting has now stopped, the return to normalcy for those living along the dividing line will take time. Kashmiris are mourning the loss of loved ones, with about 20 civilians killed on the Indian side and Pakistan reporting more than 30 deaths on its side. And tens of thousands remain displaced from border villages.