NEW DELHI: India struck nine “terrorist camps” in Pakistan on Wednesday (Might 7) that it accused of serving as indoctrination centres, coaching areas, and launchpads, two weeks after an assault in Indian Kashmir that the south Asian nation linked to its neighbour.
As fears mount that army battle between the nuclear-armed rivals may escalate additional, Pakistan has stated six areas had been hit within the strikes and none had been militant camps.
Here’s a have a look at the areas India “destroyed”.
MARKAZ TAIBA CAMP
India says the camp, 25km from the de-facto border, was the headquarters of militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which has been linked to final month’s assault.
Ajmal Kasab, the only real perpetrator of the 2008 assault on Mumbai to be captured alive, was additionally skilled on the facility. Greater than 160 folks had been killed within the assault on India’s monetary capital.
MARKAZ SUBHAN CAMP
The goal deepest in Pakistan, about 100km from the border, this camp was the headquarters of Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and was used for recruiting, coaching, and indoctrination, India says.
MEHMOONA JOYA CAMP
India says assaults deliberate and executed from this camp, a coaching facility of militant group Hijbul Mujahideen 12km from the border, embrace a 2016 assault on an Indian air base that killed seven.
GULPUR CAMP
This camp was a base for LeT situated 30km from the border, India says, including {that a} June assault focusing on pilgrims in Kashmir’s Poonch area, which killed 9, was amongst these executed by “terrorists” skilled on the facility.
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai assault, additionally frequented the camp for “indoctrination and motivational speeches”.
SARJAL CAMP
India says the perpetrators of an assault in March that killed 4 police personnel in India’s Jammu and Kashmir had been skilled and launched from the camp, 6km inside Pakistan.
ABBAS CAMP
This camp, situated 13km from the border, was the “nerve centre” for coaching LeT suicide bombers, India says.
SYEDNA BELAL CAMP
India says this camp, a staging space for JeM, was used to offer weapons’ and explosives’ coaching, and survival methods for “terrorist actions” in Indian Kashmir.
SAWAI NALA CAMP
Situated about 30km from the de-facto border, the camp was a key coaching facility for LeT, India says.
BARNALA CAMP
India says this facility was used to coach terrorists in weapon dealing with, improvised explosive machine making, and jungle survival methods.
