chewy Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 https://www.opindia.com/2019/02/10-remarkable-details-of-the-indian-air-strike-over-balakot-terror-camp/ Yesterday morning between in the early hours, 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft of the Indian airforce flew deep inside Pakistani territory and bombed a major Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist camp to dust. It was an operation immaculately planned and executed with pinpoint precision. The fact that the Mirage jets successfully bombed the terror camps and came back without a scratch, is a remarkable tale that will be told for years to come. Here are 10 most remarkable facts about the air strike by Indian Air Force yesterday that not only turned a large-scale terror establishment to smoke but also ensured India’s moral, strategic and diplomatic win after the dreadful Pulwama attacks. It was the first operation after the 1971 war with Pakistan that the Indian fighter jets have crossed the LoC and flown inside Pakistani airspace. Even during the peak of Kargil war between the two countries, the then Vajpayee government had ordered the Indian Air Force not to cross the LoC. As per reports, the Indian Air Force had planned it in since February 15, just a day after the Pulwama attack. Balakot location, Image Courtesy: Indian Express NSA Ajit Doval and Air chief BS Dhanoa worked throughout the night on Monday, monitoring the preparations and operations from the war room in IAF headquarters. Director General of Air Operations Air Marshal Amit Dev and his team played a significant role in the operations from the war room. Apart from the 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft that had taken off from their respective air bases in Gwalior and Agra, a formation of Sukhoi Su 30-MKIs, 5 Mig 29s were also on standby to protect the Indian airspace. Reports say that while the IAF put assets worth over Rs 2,568 crores flying across the LoC, it kept equipment and aircraft of over 3600 crores on standby for necessary support. More at https://www.opindia.com/2019/02/10-remarkable-details-of-the-indian-air-strike-over-balakot-terror-camp/ Asim 1
chewy Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 25 top Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders, including Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Yusuf Azhar, Maulana Ammar, associated with Afghanistan and Kashmir ops and Maulana Talha Saif, brother of Maulana Masood Azhar and head of the preparation wing have also been killed in the air strikes. 6 buildings of the camp, located about 60 km straight distance away from Abbottabad were levelled in the air strike. Asim and beetle 1 1
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