Operation Sindoor: Camp that trained Ajmal Kasab, David Headley destroyed

About a fortnight after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people ndash mostly tourists ndash in Jammu and Kashmir India carried out military strikes across nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and Kashmir PoJKIn a press briefing on Wednesday morning Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi gave detailed information about Indiarsquos lsquoOperation Sindoorrsquo in which terror camps were hit by the Indian forcesWing Commander Singh said Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian livesStriking terror one site at a timeTarget 1 Abbas Terrorist Camp at Kotli POJKWhere 13 km away from Line of Control LoC The Abbas Terrorist Camp at Kotli was a lsquonerve centrersquo for training suicide bombers of LashkareTaiba LeT and a key training infrastructure for over 50 terroristsOPERATION SINDOORJusticeServedTarget 1 ndash Abbas Terrorist Camp at KotliDistance ndash 13 Km from Line of Control POJKNerve Centre for training suicide bombers of LashkareTaiba LeTKey training infrastructure for over 50 terroristsDESTROYED AT 104 AM on 07 May 2025hellip pictwittercomOBF4gTNA8qmdash ADG PI INDIAN ARMY adgpi May 7 2025Target 2 Shawai Nallah Camp at Muzaffarabad POJK Where 30 km away from LoCColonel Qureshi said that the Shawai Nallah Camp in Muzaffarabad houses terrorists from LashkareTaiba ldquoTerrorists responsible for attacks in Sonamarg on October 20 2024 Gulmarg on October 24 2024 and Pahalgam on April 22 2025 were trained here she saidTarget 3 Syedna Bilal Camp in Muzaffarabad POJKThis camp served as a weapon explosive and jungle training centre for JaisheMohammedTarget 4Gulpur Camp in Kotli POJKWhere 30 km away from LoC This LeT facility is linked to the April 20 2023 Poonch attack and the June 9 2024 pilgrimage bus attackOPERATION SINDOORJusticeServedTarget 2 ndash Gulpur Terrorist Camp at KotliDistance ndash 30 Km from Line of Control POJKControl Center and Base of LashkareTaiba LeT Used for revival of terrorism in Jammu and KashmirDESTROYED AT 108 AM on 07 May 2025hellip pictwittercomJyYlZEAKgUmdash ADG PI INDIAN ARMY adgpi May 7 2025Target 5 Barnala Camp in Bhimber POJKWhere 9 km from LoCThe camp was a centre for weapons IEDs and jungle survival trainingTarget 6 Sarjal Camp in SialkotWhere 6 km away from the international borderThe Sarjal Camp in Pakistanrsquos Sialkot trained the terrorists who were involved in the attack on the JammuKashmir Police in March Four police personnel were killed in the attackTarget 7 Mehmoona Joya Camp Sialkot Where 812 km from international border The camp was a major training centre for Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists who would carry out frequent attacks in Jammu The 2015 Pathakot attack was also planned from this campOPERATION SINDOORJusticeServedTarget 3 ndash Mehmoona Joya Terrorist Camp at SialkotDistance ndash 12 Km from International boundaryKey training centre of Hizbul MujahideenUsed as control centre for revival of terrorism in Jammu and KashmirDESTROYED AT 111 AM on 07 Mayhellip pictwittercomHO0MN3ggZYmdash ADG PI INDIAN ARMY adgpi May 7 2025Target 8Markaz Taiba Muridke Pakistan Punjab Where 25 km from international borderThe terrorists of the 2611 Mumbai terror attacks including Ajmal Kasab and David Headley were trained hereTarget 9 Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur Pakistan Punjab Where 100 km from international borderThe JaisheMohammed headquarters acted as a recruitment training and indoctrination centre for terrorists Top terrorists from the outfit would visit the campWith ANI and PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params