The frontline of the war being waged by the Indian army moves west to east from Zojila, passing through the Mushkoh Valley, Dras, Kargil and Batalik. But from here, the LoC turns sharply north to Turtuk. While the other sectors of the war are approachable (to the north) from the Srinagar-Leh highway, to reach Turtuk, nestling on the banks of the Shyok river, Indian troops have to travel up to Leh from where they are transported across the 18,380 feet high Khardungla Pass and through the Nubra Valley.