It's been thirty years to the day since Argentina sparked the Falklands War with Britain, with the anniversary coming amid escalating tensions between the two countries.

The 74-day conflict which ended as a victory for Britain claimed the lives of around 255 British and 650 Argentine troops, the BBC said. Even after three decades, memories of the Falklands war still linger and every anniversary opens old wounds in the minds of the survivors.

Thirty years ago today the people of the Falkland Islands suffered an act of aggression that sought to rob them of their freedom and their way of life, British Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement on the news service. Today is a day for commemoration and reflection: a day to remember all those who lost their lives in the conflict.

A ceremony is being held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Britain, where a candle will be lit for 74 days. Argentina will also pay tribute to its dead servicemen, with President Cristina Kirchner all set to light an eternal flame in Ushuaia on Monday, the report said.

The somber atmosphere, however, does nothing to curtail the animosity between the two countries, which until today are fighting to regain control over the South Atlantic archipelago. Even after being defeated, Argentina continues to claim the Falklands as part of its jurisdiction, calling the islands Malvinas instead.

Tensions renewed in 2010 when British oil companies began to explore for oil deposits in the islands. According to the CNN, Argentina on Thursday sent letters to several stock markets in London and New York, warning them against their illicit activities in the region.

Take a look at some of the historic moments of the Falklands War.

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Argentinian army soldiers read newspapers in Port Stanley, during the Falkland War Reuters
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Loved ones of the Argentine soldiers who died in the Falkans war between Britain and Argentina place flowers on their tombs at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands Islands for the first time after the conflict, March 19, 1991. Reuters
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Argentina's military personnel of the 601 Company get ready to board a helicopter in the Strait of San Carlos, during the Falkland War Reuters
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A wounded Argentine soldier is placed into the icebreaker Admiral Irizar during the Falkland War Reuters
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File photo of the surviving crew of Argentine Navy patrol boat, Alferez Sobral, attending a ceremony honoring their companions killed when their boat was attacked by Britain's HMS Coventry in the Falkland Islands War in Puerto Deseado Reuters
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Argentines military personnel of the 601 Company take position in the Strait of San Carlos, during the Falkland War Reuters
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An Argentinian army officer walks next to a British war plane that was shot down during the Falklands War Reuters
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Argentine Army General Mario Benjamin Menendez who ruled as governor for the 73 days during the Falkland War Reuters
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An Argentinian army soldier stands guard at an air base in Puerto Argentino during the Falkland War Reuters
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Argentina's army soldiers place a mortar in Port Howard during the Falkland War Reuters
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