14-05-2025
Turkey helped Pak attack India, sent 350+ drones, military operatives
Turkey not only helped Pakistan with drones but also sent military personnel to Islamabad to assist in its drone attacks against India, sources told India Today Turkish military operatives were also killed in Operation Sindoor. Istanbul supplied over 350 drones to Islamabad in Pakistan's four-day conflict with India, sources further said, adding, "This will not be disclosed by Pakistan."advertisementAccording to sources, Turkish advisors helped Pakistani Army officials coordinate drone attacks on India after Operation Sindoor.
Pakistan has reportedly used Bayraktar TB2 and YIHA drones against India. The drones are believed to be used for target designation, and potentially kamikaze strikes, especially to threaten forward Indian positions or supply strategic defence ties with Pakistan have grown at an alarming rate in recent years. The Turkish government has not only supplied critical military hardware but has also conducted training for Pakistan's the intervening nights of May 7 and 8, the Pakistan Army used around 300–400 drones to target Indian military infrastructure along the northern and western borders."Forensic investigation of the wreckage of the drones is being done. Initial reports suggest that they are Turkish Asisguard Songar drones," Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said in a press briefing on Operation BLOCKS TURKISH BROADCASTER X ACCOUNTadvertisementIndia on Wednesday blocked access to Turkish news outlet TRT on microblogging platform X over Istanbul's military support to Islamabad in its recently-concluded four-day conflict with Delhi.
