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| India got mad and acted. | |
| 2019-02-26 | |
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[Dawn] Maj-Gen Ghafoor in his tweet said "Indian Air Force violated Line of Control", following which "Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled" and Indian aircraft went back. He later added that the aircraft faced "timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force" and ended up releasing "payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot". Payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft, which is usually measured in terms of weight. This could include cargo, passengers, an explosive warhead or any instruments. No casualties or damage occurred, the military spokesperson said. In another tweet, he said that "Indian aircrafts’ intrusion across LoC in Muzaffarabad Sector within AJ&K was 3-4 miles". Technical details and other important information to follow, he added. PTI, via Twitter, linked the violation to India's upcoming elections, saying: "We realise it’s election year and [there is] a desperation across the border. Fact of the matter is, Indian jets were forced to retreat in haste by Pakistan army patrols and dumped fuel, which in their scramble they thought was a bomb." PULWAMA AFTERMATH Ties between Pakistan and India have been tense since a suicide bombing in occupied Kashmir killed over 40 Indian soldiers, with New Delhi blaming Pakistan of being complicit in the attack — a charge Islamabad has denied vehemently and from the get-go.
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #31 3dc, Wikipedia lists the various India vs. Pakistan conflicts here, with links to pages for each individual one, where casualty claims and destruction of materiel for each side are listed. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-26 18:55 |
| #30 Good stuff. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-26 17:00 |
| #29 When both the Indians and Pakistanis talk about "heavy conflict" in a ground and armor context how are eternal viewers supposed to grade that.... curses? bruised knees? one or 2 dead? Thousands dead? more? context is Sialkot. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 16:50 |
| #28 @#16 The US should outsource the Afghan war to India? LOL. Love it. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2019-02-26 12:14 |
| #27 Godspeed my little mustachioed swindler friends. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2019-02-26 12:12 |
| #26 Thanks, tw. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-02-26 11:49 |
| #25 Didn't they have Masood Azhar under house arrest for a while, trying to placate the Indians but not really restraining him at all? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-02-26 11:49 |
| #24 Abu Uluque, here is Fred’s auto-translate on the subject: Jaish-e-Mohammad ...literally Army of Mohammad, a Pak-based Deobandi terror group founded by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, after he split with the Harkat-ul-Mujaheddin. In 2002 the government of Pervez Musharraf banned the group, which changed its name to Khaddam ul-Islam and continued doing what it had been doing before without missing a beat... It only pops up with that particular spelling, though, so we haven’t seen in it recent articles that spell it Jaish-e-Mohammed. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-26 11:11 |
| #23 Both these countries are nuke capable. . escalation is not good... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-02-26 10:52 |
| #22 Jaish-e-Mohammed - that names sounds familiar. Haven't they been around for a long time and been involved in some dastardly deeds before this? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-02-26 10:18 |
| #21 Russia has a snap drill of 20,000 troops. Related? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 10:07 |
| #20 Telephone service turned off in Indian Kashmir. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 09:54 |
| #19 Skirmishes all along the "line of control". |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 08:02 |
| #18 If Pakistain were turned into the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-26 07:44 |
| #17 That would truly be lovely, Besoeker. Times of India: About the Balakot camp |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-26 07:40 |
| #16 Parhaps India can win the conflict in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-26 07:28 |
| #15 The Times of India is liveblogging events. Key bits overnight (most recent on top): At least 325 terrorists and 25 trainers were at the Balakot camp, the biggest operated by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, when the Indian forces carried out an air strike early Tuesday A total of six bombs were dropped on Pakistan-based terrorist camps by the Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s Key Jaish e Mohammed operatives targeted in today’s air strikes: Maulana Ammar(in pic 1, associated with Afghanistan and Kashmir ops) and Maulana Talha Saif(pic 2), brother of Maulana Masood Azhar and head of preparation wing Intel Sources: Ammunition dump blown up today in Balakot,Pakistan by IAF Mirages. The dump had more than 200 AK rifles, uncountable rounds hand grenades, explosives and detonators JeM's [Maulana] Yusuf Azhar [brother-in-law of JeM chief Masood Azhar] alias Mohammad Salim alias Ustaad Gohri who was targeted today by IAF #airstrike in Balakot across LOC was on the Interpol list and among the most wanted in India. Meanwhile, Indian Army has shot down a Pakistani spy drone in Gujarat Pakistani F16s were scrambled to retaliate against IAF Mirage 2000s but turned back due to size of Indian formation. Sources say that joint training camps of terror outfits JeM, LeT and Hizbul Mujahideen were targeted |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-26 07:25 |
| #14 should have been done after the Mumbai attack |
| Posted by: chris 2019-02-26 06:59 |
| #13 |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2019-02-26 05:22 |
| #12 So part of the Trump/Kim treaty discussion will be about moving call centers? |
| Posted by: al aSha-med 2019-02-26 04:53 |
| #11 Targets: |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 02:00 |
| #10 Israel made Griffin 2000Lb LGB |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 01:56 |
| #9 NDTV says the Indian planes used standoff missiles from Israel. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 01:32 |
| #8 Government of India confirms air strikes across the border in Pakistan by Indian Air Force after credible intelligence about terror camp run by Jaish e Muhammad. Pakistan did nothing to dismantle terror. Hence, India was left with no choice and the struck biggest terror camp. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 01:26 |
| #7 Always said, Paki-stain is just larger Pali-stain. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-02-26 01:26 |
| #6 Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale: Credible Intelligence was received about more attacks by Jaish across India. A preemptive Strike was necessary. In pre-dawn Ops, India struck biggest Jaish terror camp in Balakot. Ustaad Gohri, brother in law of Masood Azhar, led the camp. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 01:08 |
| #5 Pakistan has been chatting with China. Trump in the air to Hanoi. (not too far away..) Wonder what the US DefCon level is? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 00:51 |
| #4 test |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-26 00:50 |
| #3 I don't understand why India and Pakistan are not censoring all new military news. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 00:50 |
| #2 Other reports show Indian C-17's going into Kashmir as fast as they can turn around. About every 2 hours a new report. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-02-26 00:49 |
| #1 Thank you for being on top of this for us, 3dc. Definitely headline of the day. Lets keep updates in this thread rather than posting new articles separately, guys — that way key details don’t get scattered, repeated, and confused, ‘k? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-26 00:30 |