US EditionPakistan calls India strike ‘act of war,’ says it downed Indian jets
- On May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to a militant attack in Indian Kashmir last month.
- The strikes followed a April massacre that killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, at a tourist spot in Kashmir, a disputed region claimed fully by both India and Pakistan.
- India said it targeted terrorist infrastructure without hitting Pakistani military or civilian sites, while Pakistan denied responsibility, claimed civilian casualties and mosque damage, and said it shot down five Indian jets.
- International actors, including the UN and China, urged restraint amid intensified shelling along the Kashmir Line of Control, while senior Indian officials briefed global counterparts on the operation.
- The escalation risks further retaliation from Pakistan, raising concerns of an intensifying conflict between two nuclear-armed neighbors with a history of wars over Kashmir.
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Pakistan calls Indian strikes an 'act of war' and vows to respond
Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people. India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Cross-border fire between the countries continues and there are concerns of an escalation. Nick Schifrin reports.
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All out war could ensue if 'revenge-obsessed' Trump can't 'rise to the occasion': expert
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