3 yrs of surgical strikes: When Army sent a strong message, avenged Uri terror attack
India TodayThree years ago on this day, the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes against terror launchpads on and along the Line of Control. Recalling the night of October 28-29 when Special Forces of the Indian Army carried out the surgical strikes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said three years ago on this day he did not sleep all night and was waiting for his phone to ring. "The operators opened up with the portable artillery they had backpacked across the LoC-Carl Gustaf rocket launchers, thermobaric rockets, under-barrel grenade launchers clipped on rifles and 'Milkor' multiple grenade launchers that spat out six 40 mm grenades in one pull of the trigger," the India Today magazine had said in its cover story on the surgical strike in 2016. Opinion: Indian Army's surgical strikes should make Pakistan think twice before trying another Uri ALSO WATCH | Full video of surgical strikes out for the first time