Twitter reacts as IAF jets blow up JeM’s biggest camp
NEW DELHI, February 26, 2019: Twelve days after a suicide bomber killed 40 CRPF troopers, India on early Tuesday struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp at Balakote in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, killing a very large number of terrorists and their trainers.
"In an intelligence led operation in the early hours of today, India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakote," Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale told the media. "In this operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jehadis who were being trained for fidayeen action were eliminated.
"This facility at Balakote was headed by Maulana Yusuf Azhar (alias Ustad Gauri), the brother-in-law of (JeM leader) Masood Azhar."
Pakistan admitted that the IAF planes struck Balakote but claimed that they returned when it scrambled its war planes.
"The government of India is firmly and resolutely committed to taking all necessary measures to fight the menace of terrorism. Hence, this non-military pre-emptive action was specifically targeted at the JeM camp.
"The selection of the target was also conditioned by our desire to avoid civilian casualties."
This is how Twitter reacted to the news:
Extremely Proud of Our #IndianAirForce??
— Jáğáðîśh Mîkéý (@JagadishMikey1) February 26, 2019
Salute to the Pilots of #IAF ?#Surgicalstrike2 ??✊ pic.twitter.com/NFmhWrLl5T
Salute our brave soldiers #IndiaStrikesPakistan . Outstanding & professional attack by #IAF pic.twitter.com/PvUfTmTiA9
— Sana Meitram (@meitram_sana) February 26, 2019
Salute to brave pilots and airmen of #PAF who chased out intruding #IAF . #Indian Air Force dropped fuel tanks while escaping and projected it as #FakeSurgicalStrike2 . #Pakistanis awaiting #Pakistan 's response to provocative act of war by #India as promised by #PMIK pic.twitter.com/2kqi3fg2WY
— Arshad Sharif (@arsched) February 26, 2019
?????????#Give it back #IAF #Modi ka time hai. pic.twitter.com/wvRp6vI4d8
— im_Rishav?? (@Im1Rishav) February 26, 2019
Great job by the #IndianAirForce. The #IAFStrikes have sent the much needed signal to Pakistan and the terrorists it's harbouring – don't think you can get away with acts like the #PulwamaAttack. Bravo to the #IAF men and my full support for the action.
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) February 26, 2019
I Salute #IAF pic.twitter.com/DbVo0mIsxI
— praveenram (@praveenrammr) February 26, 2019
Thank you #IAF#IndiaStrikesPakistan #Indiastrikesback pic.twitter.com/LAR4MbY3P5
— Rakesh Saha (@ImRCSaha) February 26, 2019
Great job done by our #IAF ?? we are proud of our country. https://t.co/IofkT2LBQ1
— ezaz ahmad (@ezazahmad09) February 26, 2019
With IANS inputs
