What we know so far
Pakistan @OfficialDGISPR said IAF entered in Muzaffarabad sector and dropped ‘ payload’ near Balakot. It claims no casualties on Pakistan side.@nitingokhale says India seems to have done air as well as ground strike. Official briefing expected.
— Milind Khandekar (@milindkhandekar) February 26, 2019
NEW:
Reports of heavy Pakistani fighter jet activity over Abbottabad right now. Mostly F-16s. #Pakistan
— F. Jeffery 👁 (@Natsecjeff) February 26, 2019
#Pakistani general spokesman reports IAF strike force penetrated airspace from #Muzafarabad pic.twitter.com/US4BqgskGO
— INTELLIPUS (@intellipus) February 26, 2019
Rumor in Indian circuit is that Indian AF shot down two JF-17s during last night's incident. Again, this is a rumor in India right now and no such thing has been officially claimed by Indian military or govt yet. No word to confirm or dispel that from Pakistani sources either.
— F. Jeffery 👁 (@Natsecjeff) February 26, 2019
We await a defence ministry statement/explainer. Multiple sources now indicating that the IAF went across the LoC early this morning. A major terror camp was likely target.
— Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) February 26, 2019
Two heavy transport aircraft both b-lining to #Kashmir has my immediate attention. Not normal to say the very least. 👀
— ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʟ ᴄʀᴀʙ (@IntelCrab) February 26, 2019
#BREAKING: IAF Sources to @ANI : At 03:30 hours on 26th February a group of Mirage 2000 Indian fighter jets struck a major terrorist camp across the LoC
and completely destroyed it— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 26, 2019
Large collection of IAF metal up at this hour.
An Embraer EMB-145AEW is conducting an AWAC mission along the LoC, while a C-17 has arrived in #Kashmir.
An An32 (via @CivMilAir) is also airborne north of #Delhi.
— ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʟ ᴄʀᴀʙ (@IntelCrab) February 26, 2019
The number of casualties may be huge, says a source. The target was a huge camp/launchpad which has been completely destroyed. #JaisheMohammad #Surgicalstrike2 #pulwamaavenged
— Raj Shekhar Jha (@rajshekharTOI) February 26, 2019
I don't like that the IAF used their Mirages. Mirages in this context scare me just a bit. t.co/RcwQkqnCIj
— INTELLIPUS (@intellipus) February 26, 2019
Multiple IAF aircraft went right upto Balakot (KPK)—as confirmed by@DGISPR—and hit Jaish camp(s) can be confirmed now
— Nitin A. Gokhale (@nitingokhale) February 26, 2019
#BREAKING: IAF Sources to @ANI: 12 Mirage 2000 jets of the Indian Air a Force took part in the operation that dropped 1000 Kg bombs on terror camps across LOC, completely destroying it (them)
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 26, 2019
Okay. @nitingokhale reporting that IAF •did• strike Jaish-e-Mohammed facilities in KPK—that’s huge. First use of conventional airpower by one nuclear-armed power against another nuclear-armed power’s territory, AFAIK. (KPK is not disputed.) t.co/banHBqdqlg
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) February 26, 2019
Balakot is not in POK, but in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Pretty aggressive response by Modi and IAF. Question is what they hit and whether Pakistan will take it without retaliating. t.co/LEG5ym0obz
— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) February 26, 2019
Pakistan Air Force Ilyushin IL-78MP # R11-003 [ NATO – "Midas" ] aerial refueling tanker up. pic.twitter.com/htOkYnJQfp
— redandblackattack (@redanblacattack) February 26, 2019
h/t Edgecrusher