India strikes Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, first since 1971
OCCURRED Feb 26 · 00:00 UTCRECORDED 2026-09-02T03:42:05.403Zfact_t09y2bmjpz
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Multiple reputable sources confirm that on 26 February 2019, Indian warplanes struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp at Balakot inside Pakistan, marking the first Indian airstrikes on Pakistani territory since 1971. The New Yorker article references the 2019 strikes as a precursor to the current conflict, while other sources like Reuters and BBC reported the event at the time. No credible source contradicts the claim.
On 26 February 2019, Indian Air Force warplanes crossed into Pakistani airspace and bombed a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The strike was in response to a suicide attack on Indian security forces in Pulwama, Kashmir, that killed 40 personnel. Pakistan denied significant damage and retaliated with an aerial engagement the next day, leading to a dogfight and the capture of an Indian pilot. The strikes were the first Indian airstrikes on Pakistani territory since the 1971 war.
LOCATION Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanACTORS Indian Air Force, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Pakistan Armed Forces#india-pakistan #air-strike #balakot #jaish-e-mohammed #kashmir
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- [1]The Dynamics Behind the India-Pakistan ClashThe New Yorker · www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-dynamics-behind-the-current-india-pakistan-clash
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