Op Sindoor: Satellite pics show ‘before-after’ comparisons of strikes on Pak terror camps
The visuals shared by the Indian military show two main terror camps that were struck – Muridke and Bhawalpur, and some of the Pakistani airfields
India’s armed forces have shared before-and-after satellite images of some of the terrorist camps that were struck during Operation Sindoor, and some of the Pakistani airfields that were targetted by the Indian military after retaliation by Pakistan.
After the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, India responded by striking nine terrorist camps – 4 in Pakistan, and 5 in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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The four camps in Pakistan that were attacked are Muridke, Bahawalpur, Sarjal and Mehmoona Joya. The five camps in PoK are Sawai Nala and Syedna Bilal in Muzaffarabad, Gulpur and Abbas in Kotli, and Barnala in Bhimber.
The visuals shared by the Indian military show the before-and-after comparisons of the two main targets, Muridke and Bahawalpur, and India’s strikes against Pakistan’s air defence radars and airfields.
Muridke terror camp
Muridke is reported to be the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and is called the “terror nursery” of Pakistan. The group’s headquarters is believed to be situated in about 200 acres of land, and includes a terror training camp.
The visuals below show the damage to the camps after the strikes by the Indian armed forces. The first two are from the Muridke terror camp:
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Bahawalpur terror camp
The other major terrorist camp that was targetted by India is Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province. This is said to be the headquarters of the Masood Azhar-led terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, the group behind the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008. Here are the visuals on the Bahawalpur terror camp that the Indian army shared:
Pakistan airfields
After India’s precision-strikes against the nine terrorist camps, Pakistan retaliated by attacking civilian localities in India using drones.
India then responded by striking Pakistani military targets like radar installations, command and control centres, ammunition depots, and airfields across 11 locations.
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Air Marshal AK Bharti said in a press conference on Monday (May 12), “Within three hours, 11 bases were attacked, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skaru, Bholari, and Jacobabad.”
“It was time to convey some message to the adversary – hit where it would hurt. India’s retaliation, though, was precise and measured. We have the ability to target every system in the air bases, but we showed restraint to avoid escalation,” continued Bharti.
The before-and-after visuals below show some of the airfields in Pakistan that were struck by India:
Bholari airfield
Chaklalal airfield
Chunian air defence radar
Pasrur air defence radar
Sukkur airfield
'More than 100 terrorists killed'
In a joint press briefing on Sunday night (May 11), Lt. General Rajiv Ghai, Director General of Military Operations, said more than 100 terrorists were killed in the Indian military strikes against the nine terror camps.
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He also mentioned the names of some high-value targets that were killed including Yusuf Azhar, a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist, Abdul Malik Rauf, an LeT commander, and Mudasir Ahmed, a terrorist who was allegedly involved in the Pulwama attack.