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In Pictures: These May Have Been The Jaish-e-Mohammed Terror Sites Struck In Balakot By Indian Air Force

Swarajya Staff

Feb 26, 2019, 01:54 PM | Updated 01:53 PM IST


Mirage 2000 aircraft 
Mirage 2000 aircraft 

Images have emerged speculating the locations of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror apparatus hit by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Balakot, Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Pakistan in today’s (26 February) early morning raid.

Possible site of target area in Balakot (@rajfortyseven/Twitter)
Possible site of target area in Balakot (@rajfortyseven/Twitter)
Possible site of target area in Balakot (@rajfortyseven/Twitter)
Possible site of target area in Balakot (@rajfortyseven/Twitter)

The targets in Balakot were struck by twelve Mirage 2000s of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in an operation which began at 3.30 am.

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale revealed in a press briefing that India attacked JeM’s biggest terrorist training camp, where many more fedayeen attackers were being trained for future attacks on India.

Gokhale asserted that a large number of terrorists, commanders, trainers and those trained for fedayeen attacks, had been neutralised. He also revealed that the attack was being run by JeM supremo Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Maulana Yusuf Azhar.

He clarified that this was a non-military strike, and that all steps had been taken to avoid civilian operation during the operation; the target was located in a forested area on top of a hill, away from any populated settlements.


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