ALL ABOUT SURGICAL STRIKE
Surgical
strike. A term getting a lot of attention these days, thanks to Indian Army
cross border(POK) attack. Although the attack has garnered unprecedented
attention this time, common people are still not clear with term. Even though
most of us have heard it for the first time, but this is not the only instance
when India or the world has maneuvered this kind of attack. So this post
is a humble attempt to clarify all doubts about surgical attacks and different
attempts that took place.
What is
Surgical Attack?
Surgical attack
is a swift and targeted attack, which has a specific time duration, place and
target. It is ensured that least collateral damage to surroundings or civilians
is caused( if any). So it is maneuvered according to place, time and target. A
lot of planning is involved before making the attack. Accurate information
about the place, enemies is considered to make it successful. This preparation
may take place for several days and only people related to operation knows about
it. The recent Indian attack went for 4-5 hrs which killed around 40 terrorist
cross border.
Surgical attack
can be carried out by bombings, air strike or head to head confrontations. The
recent attack by India included direct confrontations and bombings. Since
planning is a major part of this attack and is quick thus enemy gets no time to
escape.
Previous
instances of Surgical attack
Before India's
recent operation, there were other successful surgical attacks as well, like
attack on Osama Bin Laden by US army in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Even that was a
surgical attack of sorts where US army attacked Osama's fort at night and
completed the operation successfully in few hours. The operation was
specifically targeted for Osama, and it was successful.
The bombing of Baghdad by US forces in 2003, is also an
example of coordinated surgical strike where government property was destroyed.
Attacks was purported to cripple Ba'athist controlled Iraqi government under
Saddam Hussein. The operation was successful and Saddam was captured.
Even Indian
army had conducted calculated surgical attacks previously ,in Myanmar in June
2015. Operation was finished in 40 minutes which killed 38 Naga insurgents.
So even if we
have heard the term for the very first time, it was always there in different
forms.
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