1. Indian Army Special Forces were used for the operation. Air assets were on standby
2. The raid began at midnight and ended at 4.30 am. Two Army aviation helicopters were used
3. Troops were dropped off in choppers on the Indian side of the LoC, so no violation of Pakistan’s air space
4. Five launch pads that were used by infiltrators and their Pakistan Army handlers were destroyed. The launch pads were located 3 km from the LoC in PoK
5. The launch pads belonged to various ‘tanzeems’ or outfits, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen and the Jaishe-e-Mohammed, which carried out the Uri attack
6. All the launch pads were under surveillance for the last seven days
7. The operation was planned after specific intelligence on sighting of terrorists in these areas
8. It was delayed after local press got the wind of it and was finally executed in the early hours of Thursday
9. Pakistan Army says the “offensive” happened at Bhimber, Hostpring Kel and Lipa Sectors
10. It said two of its soldiers were “martyred”, while India confirmed “heavy casualties” on the Pakistani side
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