What the records say
- When
- 26 Feb 2019
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 34.46° N, 73.32° E
- Description
- 2019 airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force
- Cause
- 2019 Pulwama attack
2019 Balakot airstrike
Airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force
The 2019 Balakot airstrike was a bombing raid conducted by Indian warplanes on 26 February 2019 in Balakot, Pakistan, against an alleged training camp of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed. Open source satellite imagery revealed that no targets of consequence were hit. The following day, Pakistan shot down an Indian warplane and took its pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman, prisoner.
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