In Retaliation for Pahalgam Attack, India Strikes Pakistan-based Terror Camps
- On May 7, 2025, India conducted a series of air and missile attacks targeting nine terrorist training facilities located in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as a retaliation for the deadly Pahalgam attack that occurred on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The strikes targeted camps linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen following the killing of 26 civilians, including Hindu tourists, in the Pahalgam attack.
- Pakistan launched intense shelling using artillery and mortars across the Line of Control, particularly impacting the districts of Poonch, Uri, Rajouri, and Kupwara, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.
- India reported that its strikes eliminated 70 militants, characterizing the operations as targeted and measured to avoid escalation, while Pakistan rejected claims of hitting terror camps, asserting instead that mosques were damaged and casualties were civilians.
- The exchanges have heightened tensions along the Kashmir border despite a 2021 ceasefire agreement, with India and Pakistan exchanging fire but no ground incursions reported as of May 8, 2025.
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Indian airstrikes in Kashmir following tourist attack raises fears of a regional conflict
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India and Pakistan exchange fire after Jammu and Kashmir terror attack
India targeted nine terrorist training camps at six different locations in Pakistan overnight. Afterward, the two countries exchanged artillery fire along the disputed Line of Control. While the risk of nuclear escalation is real, the two countries have stood down after similar incidents in the past.
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