2022 Panjgur and Naushki raids
2022 Panjgur and Naushki raids | |
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Part of suicide bombing | |
Deaths | 20 militants, 9 security personnel[1] |
Perpetrators | Balochistan Liberation Army |
Motive | Baloch nationalism |
The 2022 Panjgur and Naushki raids were a series of attacks on the
Balochistan Nationalist Army (BNA), a newly formed Balochi separatist group with ties to the Balochistan Liberation Army.[2][3] On 2 February, the militants attacked both the Frontier Corps base in Nushki and an outpost in Panjgur District,[4] as part of the insurgency in Balochistan
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Pakistani authorities said that the BLA militants were assisted by
See also
References
- ^ "Security forces complete clearance operation in Balochistan: ISPR". 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan army posts come under deadly attacks in Balochistan". AlJazeera. 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan: Areas Cleared After Militant Attacks Kill 9 Troops". The Diplomat. 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Terror grips Balochistan". The News on Sunday. 13 February 2022.
- ^ Siddiqui, Naveed (3 February 2022). "Balochistan terror attacks' handlers in Afghanistan, India: ISPR". Dawn.
- ^ Gul, Ayaz (5 February 2022). "Pakistan Army Ends Bloody Multi-Day Separatist Siege; 29 Dead". Voice of America.