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After the Pulwama attack, hundreds of Fidayeen and their coaches left Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to settle in a five-star resort camp located in a forest, in Balakot, offering Indian forces a "seated duck goal". An air strike on Tuesday morning killed 350 terrorists, sources said.
According to them, at least 325 terrorists and 25 to 27 trainers were in the camp, the largest being led by the Pakistani group Jaish-e-Mohammad, who had claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. 14 February against a convoy of the CRPF in Pulwama. , Kashmir who killed 40 jawans.
Everyone was sleeping in the camp and the Pakistani defense had no idea of the severity of the attack, as they expected a surgical strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir camps near the border. line of control, the sources said.
India, however, has learned that JeM has transferred many terrorists and hardcore training agents, as well as their coaches, to Balakot camp, which can accommodate 500 to 700 people, and even has a number of people. a pool with cooks and cleaning agents. .
At about the same time, fighter planes and other planes took off from several Western and Central Command air bases, leaving Pakistani defense officials confused about their direction, sources said. . A small group of aircraft broke away from the swarm and headed for Balakot, where "sleeping terrorists were ducks sitting for Indian bombing," a source said.
"They did not know that Balakot was going to be the target … when the images come in, you will only see the khandhar (ruins) of the once flourishing camp," the source said.
The terrorist camp is located 20 km from the town of Balakot.
Balakot is about 80 km from the control line near Abbotabad, where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US secret forces who had infiltrated Pakistan for to conduct the operation, thus capturing the entire Pakistani army. PTI
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