5 Top Jaish-e-Mohammed And Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorists Eliminated By India In Pakistan And Pak-Occupied Kashmir News24 –

Following India’s Operation Sindoor targeting terror outfits in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, there was widespread curiosity about the identities of the terrorists eliminated in the strike. The deaths of Hafiz Muhammed Jameel and Mohammad Yusuf Azhar- brothers-in-law of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar- were confirmed shortly after the operation. But who are the other top terror leaders taken down in this decisive action? The government had said that at least 100 terrorists were killed during the operation. Here are the details..

5 Terrorists Killed In Operation Sindoor

According to reports, Mudassar Khadian Khas alias Mudassar alias Abu Jundal of LeT has been killed in the strike against Markaz Taiba in Muridke. He was in charge of Markaz. Wreaths on behalf of the Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir and the Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz were laid at his funeral. His funeral prayer was held in a government school and was led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf of JuD (a designated global terrorist).

Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, who was the eldest brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar was killed. He was related to Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit. He supervised operations at Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur- A Key figure in youth radicalisation and JeM financial operations.

Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, aliases Ustad Ji, Mohd Salim, Ghosi Sahab- He was related to Jaish-e-Mohammed- Masood Azhar’s another brother-in-law, who was responsible for JeM’s weapons training programs. He is also connected to various terror incidents in J&K and named suspect in IC-814 aircraft hijacking.

Khalid alias Abu Akasha belongs to Lashkar-e-Taiba terror outfit. He orchestrated multiple terror operations in J&K, and was involved in Afghan arms trafficking. Senior military and civil administration officials attended his funeral in Faisalabad.

Mohammad Hassan Khan– related to Jaish-e-Mohammed. Son of JeM’s PoK commander Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri. Instrumental in planning terror activities in J&K.

Operation Sindoor

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as a response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. In this mission, the Indian Air Force and Army worked together to carry out precise strikes on nine terrorist camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Army used loitering munitions and kamikaze drones to launch attacks from a distance. They also fired advanced long-range artillery shells to hit specific targets, all based on reliable intelligence. The operation was a well-planned effort to eliminate key terror threats across the border.

9 Sites Targeted

India targeted nine terrorist locations during Operation Sindoor. Five of these were in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)- two each in Muzaffarabad and Kotli, and one in Bhimber. The remaining four were in Pakistan- two in Sialkot, and one each in Muridke and Bahawalpur.

This was a big shift from 2019, when India only struck one site in Balakot after the Pulwama attack. The targets this time included: Bhimber in PoK, Markaz Taiba in Muridke near Lahore – Lashkar-e-Taiba’s main base where 26/11 attacker Ajmal Kasab and Lashkar scout David Headley were trained. Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur – linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Sarjal and Mehmona Joya in Sialkot, Sawai Nala and Syedna Bilal in Muzaffarabad, Gulpur and Abbas in Kotli