


India said that it had conducted strikes on Pakistan, two weeks after armed militants killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The Indian government, which had suggested Pakistani involvement in the terrorist attack, said its forces struck nine sites in Pakistan and on Pakistan’s side of the disputed Kashmir region. India said the strikes were “focused, measured, and nonescalatory in nature,” and that Pakistani military facilities were not targeted. This is a developing story.
Pakistan, which confirmed five strikes, said in a statement that the attacks “will not go unanswered,” and military officials said they had begun a “measured but forceful” response. The two countries, both nuclear-armed, have fought several wars over Kashmir, a region that they share but that each claims in whole. Here’s what to know about the latest clash.
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