Updated On: 28 September, 2023 02:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As the surgical strike completes seven years, this year, here are a few key points of India's surgical strike

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India's surgical strike is referred to a military operation conducted in the year 2016, by the Indian Armed Forces. The military operation was conducted on September 29. The surgical strike targeted terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. As the surgical strike completes seven years, this year, here are a few key points of India's surgical strike:
- India's surgical strike was in response to a terrorist attack on an Indian Army base in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri. The Indian Army base in Uri was attacked on September 18, 2016. This attack resulted in the death of 19 Indian soldiers. The Center held Pakistan-based terrorist groups responsible for the attack and decided to take action against the Uri attack.