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Comparison between 2016 surgical strike and Balakot air strike

This image made out of Google Maps locates Balakot town in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.

This image made out of Google Maps locates Balakot town in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.  

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On Tuesday, the India Air Force conducted air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, by crossing the Line of Control. The air strikes remind us of the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Army on September 27, 2016.

Here is a comparison between 2016 surgical strike and Balakot air strike

 2016 surgical strike2019 air strike
PrecursorUri terror attack, 19 Army soldiers killedPulwama terror attack, 40 CRPF killed
Modus OperandiFour terrorists sneaked into Army baseSuicide bomber hit convoy in a car laden with explosives
Claimed byInvestigations revealed that terrorists belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed tanzeemJeM claimed responsibility soon after the attack
Terror time11 days12 days
Indian responseGround based surgical strikeAerial precision strike
Resource employedArmy Para Special ForcesMirage-2000 fighters with precision guided munitions
Announced byDGMO Lt Gen Ranbir SinghForeign Secretary Vijay Gokhale
Target areaPakistan Occupied KashmirPakistan
TargetTerrorist launch pads alongMajor terrorist training camp
Pakistan responseTotal denialConfirmed ingress at Balakot, but denied any damage
Indian statement“Based on very credible and specific information which we received yesterday that some terrorist teams had positioned themselves at launch pads along the LoC… the Indian army conducted surgical strikes last night at these launch pads.

Credible intelligence was received that JeM was attempting another suicide terror attack in various parts of the country... In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became absolutely necessary.

In an intelligence led operation in the early hours of today, India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot.

Indian line“The operations aimed at neutralizing the terrorists have since ceased. We do not have any plans for continuation of further operations.”“...this non-military preemptive action was specifically targeted at the JeM camp.”
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