{"data":{"id":"fact_1jvl1t9t04","thread":{"slug":"india-pakistan-conflict","title":"India–Pakistan Conflict"},"occurredAt":"2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:26:34.576Z","title":"Indian warplanes strike Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, first since 1971","body":"On 26 February 2019, Indian Air Force warplanes crossed into Pakistani territory and dropped bombs near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting what India described as a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp. Pakistan's military confirmed the airstrike, stating the bombs fell in an uninhabited area. This was the first Indian airstrike on Pakistani soil since the 1971 war. Subsequent satellite imagery and on-site inspections suggested the strike did not hit significant targets.","location":"Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan","actors":["India","Pakistan","Indian Air Force","Pakistan Air Force","Jaish-e-Mohammed"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including Wikipedia articles on the Balakot airstrike and the 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes, consistently report that Indian warplanes struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp at Balakot on 26 February 2019, marking the first Indian airstrikes on Pakistani territory since 1971. While India claimed the strike hit a terrorist camp, open-source satellite imagery and subsequent reporting indicate no significant targets were hit. The claim is verified as to the occurrence and timing of the airstrike.","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Balakot_airstrike","title":"2019 Balakot airstrike","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes","title":"2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Jammu_and_Kashmir_airstrikes","title":"2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["balakot-airstrike","india-pakistan","jaish-e-mohammed","kashmir","military-operation"],"views":7,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:10:14.643Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_1jvl1t9t04"}}