It was on February 26, 2019 that the Indian forces conducted a bombing raid in Balakot, Pakistan against an alleged terrorist training camp.
On February 14, 2019, a vehicle-borne suicide bomber assaulted a convoy of cars transporting Indian security forces on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Lethapora in the Pulwama district of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. In the attack, forty members of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) lost their lives, and the attacker was also killed.
Then, on February 26, the Indian military attacked a suspected terrorist training facility in Balakot, Pakistan. On February 26, early in the morning, Indian aeroplanes breached the de facto boundary in Kashmir and dropped bombs near the Pakistani town of Balakot in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
Background of the airstrike Since the division of the country in 1947, India and Pakistan have been at odds over Kashmir. According to reports, Pakistan has reportedly resorted to aiding terrorists in their efforts to sow discord and turmoil in the so-called "Paradise on Earth" throughout the years. Since 2015, there have apparently been more attacks, and Kashmiri terrorists have reportedly turned more frequently to high-profile suicide attacks on Indian security forces.
On February 14, 2019, a vehicle-borne suicide bomber assaulted a convoy of vehicles transporting security personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Lethpora in the Pulwama district.
40 members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the assailant died in the attack. The attack was carried out by the Islamist terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, which is located in Pakistan. Pakistan denounced the attack and denied any involvement.
The air strike in Balakot: Three IAF teams were observed travelling in different directions towards the Pakistani border on February 26, 2019, according to Major General Asif Ghafoor, then-Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The third squad, he claimed, crossed the Line of Control from the Kiran Valley near Muzaffarabad before being intercepted by Pakistani Air Force (PAF) jets three minutes after the invasion. He claimed that two of these teams did not cross the border after being challenged by Pakistani aircraft. 12 Mirage 2000 jets were utilised in the operation, according to multiple claims by Indian media groups.