Operation Sindoor: Terror camp that trained Ajmal Kasab, David Headley destroyed

The terrorists of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, including Ajmal Kasab and David Headley, were trained in the Markaz Taiba in Pakistani Punjab. PIC/PTI

About a fortnight after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people - mostly tourists - in Jammu and Kashmir, India carried out military strikes across nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

In a press briefing on Wednesday morning, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi gave detailed information about India's ‘Operation Sindoor,' in which terror camps were hit by the Indian forces.

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Wing 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 lives."

Striking terror, one site at a time

Target 1: Abbas Terrorist Camp at Kotli (POJK)

Situated 13 km away from the Line of Control (LoC), the Abbas Terrorist Camp at Kotli is a ‘nerve centre' for training suicide bombers of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a key training infrastructure for over 50 terrorists.

Target 2: Shawai Nallah Camp at Muzaffarabad (POJK)

Colonel Qureshi said that the Shawai Nallah Camp in Muzaffarabad houses terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba. "Terrorists responsible for attacks in Sonamarg on October 20, 2024, Gulmarg on October 24, 2024, and Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, were trained here," she said.

Target 3: Syedna Bilal camp in Muzaffarabad (POJK)

This camp served as a "weapon, explosive, and jungle training centre" for Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Target 4: Gulpur Camp in Kotli (POJK)

Situated about 30 km away from LoC, this LeT facility is linked to the April 20, 2023, Poonch attack and the June 9, 2024, pilgrimage bus attack.

Target 5: Barnala Camp in Bhimber (POJK)

The camp was a centre for weapons, IEDs, and jungle survival training.

Target 6: Sarjal Camp in Sialkot

Situated 6 km away from the international border, the Sarjal Camp in Pakistan's Sialkot trained the terrorists who were involved in the attack on the Jammu-Kashmir Police in March. Four police personnel were killed in the attack.

Target 7: Mehmoona Joya Camp, Sialkot

Located about 8-12 km from the 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 camp.

Target 8: Markaz Taiba, Muridke (Pakistan Punjab)

The terrorists of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, including Ajmal Kasab and David Headley, were trained here.

Target 9: Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur (Pakistan Punjab)

About 100 km away from the international border, the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters acted as a recruitment, training and indoctrination centre for terrorists. Top terrorists from the outfit would visit the camp.

(With ANI and PTI inputs)