25 Minutes, Precision Attacks, 9 Terror Hideouts: How Tri-Services Avenged Pahalgam Attack

Operation Sindoor: India successfully destroyed 21 terrorist camps in 9 regions in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied J&K on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.

Operation Sindoor: The 21 terror camps in the nine regions across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied J&K.

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Leaders from the tri-services on Wednesday detailed how India carried out the targeted and coordinated airstrikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to avenge the Pahalgam terror attacks. At a press briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the strikes were "measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible". 

He said Operation Sindoor focused on dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and disabling terrorists likely to be sent across to India.

#WATCH | Delhi | #OperationSindoor| Col. Sofiya Qureshi, while addressing the media, presents videos showing multiple hits on the Mundrike and other terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoJK. pic.twitter.com/Ih21EklEe5

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Col Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh also addressed the briefing.

Here are the top takeaways from the press briefing:

• Operation Sindoor was executed to avenge the 26 deaths in the terror attack on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
• Operation Sindoor was launched at 1:05 AM on the intervening night of May 6 and 7. It ended at 1:30 AM.
• The objective of the military operation was to target 9 identified terrorist hideouts through targeted and coordinated aerial attacks in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied J&K.

#WATCH | Delhi | #OperationSindoor| Col. Sofiya Qureshi, while addressing the media, presents videos showing destroyed terror camps, including Mehmoona Joya camp, Sialkot, which lies 12-18 km inside Pakistan.

It's one of the biggest camps of Hizbul Mujahideen. It is one of the… pic.twitter.com/g44j5c1NeH

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• The operation was highly successful as India achieved its objective of completely destroying 9 terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK.
• These camps were used as recruitment centres, weapons training and jungle training centres, and launchpads for terrorists.
• No military installations were targeted, nor was there any collateral damage as specialised weapons were used in the operation.

#WATCH | Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala and Markaz Abbas, Kotli located 9 km and 13 km from LoC, respectively, were targeted by the Indian Armed Forces as a part of #OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/QnTp9tWsrS

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• Operation Sindoor was based on credible intelligence inputs and the locations were selected to avoid any damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of civilian lives.