The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said on Sunday it carried out 11 operations across Balochistan between April 25 and May 3, claiming that 11 personnel of what it described as “occupying forces” were killed and three Military Intelligence officials were taken into custody.
In a media statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the attacks targeted Pakistani army personnel, vehicles transporting minerals and “local collaborators”, adding that four of the operations involved remote-controlled IED attacks and caused what he described as severe personnel and material losses.
The statement also acknowledged BLA losses, saying three of its fighters, Asad Jamaldini alias Baba Darwesh; Shakeel-ur-Rehman Bangulzai alias Sheikh Atta; and Shehak Mengal alias Siddique, were killed on April 24 during clashes at Taarez in Nushki.
The BLA said that on April 25 in Dasht, Mastung, its fighters detained “three MI personnel in disguise”, adding that tracking devices were recovered from them and that “further investigation of the detainees is ongoing”.
It said fighters blockaded the Panjgur-Chedgi main route on April 26 for several hours, during which it claimed the tyres of 12 trailers were burst and drivers were released after warnings.
The group said the blockade was repeated on April 27, claiming the tyres of 11 more trailers were burst and drivers were released after what it called a “final warning”.
On April 28, the group claimed responsibility for a hand grenade attack on the quarters of construction company employees in Dalbandin, saying five people were injured.
In Parom, Panjgur, the BLA said its fighters attacked army personnel at Gomaazi as they arrived to provide cover for convoys, claiming two were killed.
On April 29, the group said it fired grenade rounds at what it described as the central army camp in Kalat city, claiming personnel and material losses.
The statement further claimed that on May 1, fighters seized weapons and a motorcycle after taking control of a lease site in Chalgazi, Dalbandin.
On May 2, the BLA said it targeted an army vehicle with a remote-controlled IED in Chedgi, Panjgur, claiming five personnel were killed and two seriously injured. It also claimed another IED attack on a military vehicle in Shadi Kaur, Pasni, alleging four personnel were killed and four injured.
In Loni, Dukki, the group said it targeted what it described as an armed militia guarding mineral transport vehicles, claiming two personnel were injured in an IED blast.
On May 3, the BLA said it carried out an IED attack in Al-Mark, Kharan, targeting an army Bomb Disposal Squad during what it described as clearance operations, claiming three personnel were injured.
The BLA said it “accepts responsibility for all these operations” and “reaffirms its resolve” that strikes will continue “with the same intensity” until what it calls the “liberation of the motherland”.
The group also paid tribute to the three fighters killed in Nushki, stating that “the flame of resistance lit by the blood of these martyrs will remain a beacon for the liberation movement.”
Pakistani authorities did not immediately comment on the BLA’s claims.