The Indian military, flew according to the government, on Tuesday air strikes on targets in Pakistan and killed a “very large number” of Islamist fighters. The attack on the camp of the Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) was due to “threatened” suicide attacks in India, said a senior representative of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. Pakistan announced a speedy response of its armed forces.
India said that the attack “terrorists, trainers, high-level commander” and potential suicide bombers “eliminated”. The tension in the Region is large, since in a suicide attack on 14. February were killed, 41 of the Indian security forces. The Islamists group, JEM claimed the fact.
“Absolutely necessary” pre-emptive attack
There had been “credible information” about planned suicide bombings in several parts of the country, said the representative of the Ministry of foreign Affairs. A preventive attack was “absolutely necessary”. India’s agriculture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat wrote in the short message service Twitter, a “terrorist camp” beyond the demarcation line in Kashmir Region had been destroyed, “completely”.
Pakistan had previously reported a violation of the “Line of Control”. Indian war planes had entered Pakistan’s airspace, tweeted a poor speaker. It has, however, been no damage or casualties. He announced an “early and effective response” of the Pakistani air force.
target controversial
Initially, it was unclear where exactly the Indian air attacks were made. India’s foreign Ministry called Balakot as a target for attack – a town outside of the semi-Autonomous Pakistani area in the Region of Kashmir. From the Pakistani side, it was said that the attack had taken place within this Zone.
Since the war, in 1947, the Region between the two nuclear powers India and Pakistan is shared, but is claimed today by both States in their entirety. Since 1989, several Muslim rebel groups fighting in part for the independence of Kashmir, partly for the connection of the Region to Pakistan. (sep/AFP)
Created: 26.02.2019, 11:42 am
