The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has released details of 51 operations it said were carried out across Balochistan during the second half of July, claiming that more than 46 Pakistani military personnel were killed and dozens of others wounded.
The BLA had earlier released details of 48 attacks carried out during the first half of July, claiming that more than 40 Pakistani military personnel were killed.
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In a detailed statement issued to the media on August 1, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the group’s fighters carried out ambushes, improvised explosive device attacks, highway blockades and attacks on military convoys, camps, police and Levies posts, gas infrastructure and vehicles transporting minerals.
The group said its fighters took control of several areas and destroyed seven posts used by Pakistani forces, while continuing what it described as an “economic blockade” on major trade routes.
Five BLA fighters were also killed during clashes with Pakistani forces, the statement said.
On July 15, the group said its fighters took control of a site operated by the Mari Oil and Gas Company in Khost, Harnai, where they destroyed tankers, a gas pipeline and a nearby Levies post with explosives.
The same day, BLA fighters attacked Pakistani forces in Naghar Kand, Surab, triggering clashes that continued for several hours. The group claimed six Pakistani military personnel were killed and several others wounded.
The BLA said three of its fighters, identified as Waheed alias Bahot, Muhammad Rahim alias Asfand and Shakir Rehman alias Ashraf, were killed during the fighting.
The statement also detailed an operation in Quetta’s Hazar Ganji area, where BLA fighters established a highway blockade and attacked a police station, allegedly causing personnel and material losses.
On July 16, the group said its fighters took control of a Levies station in the Ahmad Wal area of Noshki and detained two personnel present there.
According to the statement, the station was being used by Pakistani forces during military operations, while Levies personnel deployed there were allegedly involved in extortion from passing vehicles. The BLA said its fighters seized weapons, destroyed the station with explosives and later released the two personnel after issuing a warning.
The following day, the group claimed an attack on Pakistani forces in Badrang, Kalat, while a military camp in Damb, Hoshab, and surveillance cameras installed at Hoshab Zero Point were targeted in simultaneous attacks.
On July 18, the BLA said its fighters targeted three vehicles transporting minerals in the Kuchki and Station areas of Noshki and destroyed a Levies post with explosives in Zarin Jungle.
The group said two Pakistani military personnel were killed and another critically wounded in an IED attack on foot patrol personnel in Kilshan, Panjgur, on July 19. Its fighters also blockaded the Quetta-Taftan trade route at Babri in Mastung’s Kanak area for several hours.
On July 20, the BLA said an armoured military vehicle was targeted with an IED in Parom, Panjgur, allegedly causing personnel and material losses.
The statement said fighters also blocked the Kharan-Quetta highway near Kharan city and conducted snap checks for seven hours, while another unit took control of the Quetta-Taftan route at Phatak in Dalbandin and destroyed a Levies post with explosives.
A cargo vehicle was also set ablaze in the Kuchki area of Noshki, according to the group.
On July 21, the BLA said its fighters destroyed a gas pipeline in Dasht, Mastung, and repelled an attempted advance by Pakistani forces in Tazina, Kharan.
The group alleged that Pakistani forces subsequently fired shells from quadcopters towards populated areas, killing livestock.
The BLA said a post used by Pakistani forces was destroyed with explosives in Durug, Basima, on July 22, while a Levies post was similarly destroyed in Hosri, Kohlu. A vehicle carrying minerals was also set ablaze on the Quetta-Taftan trade route in Charsar, Dalbandin.
The following day, the group claimed an attack on Pakistani forces attempting to advance in the Dhali area of Kharan.
On July 25, BLA fighters ambushed a multi-vehicle Pakistani military convoy on the Quetta-Taftan route in Ahmad Wal, Noshki, the statement said.
The group claimed at least four Pakistani military personnel were killed and several others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were wounded. A military vehicle was also targeted with an IED in the Dasht Kambela area of Mastung the same day.
The BLA described July 26 as one of the most active days, claiming attacks in Kohlu, Kharan, Chagai and Surab.
According to the group, five Anti-Terrorist Force personnel were killed when its fighters ambushed them in the Hoshri area of Kohlu as they attempted to advance into the region.
In Tazina, Kharan, BLA fighters fired mortar shells at advancing Pakistani forces and forced them to retreat, while a Counter Terrorism Department convoy was attacked on the Quetta-Kharan road near Kharan city.
The statement said two CTD vehicles were directly hit, causing several casualties.
The group said its fighters also set fire to eight vehicles transporting minerals in Nokchah, Chagai, and established highway blockades at Gidar Jori Cross and Tobo Cross in Surab, where they conducted snap checks for several hours.
On July 27, the BLA said military vehicles were targeted with remote-controlled explosive devices on Airport Road in Panjgur and in Daghari, Quetta.
Pakistani military convoys were also attacked in Noshki’s Ahmad Wal area and on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor route at Hurmagay in Washuk, where the group claimed two military personnel were killed.
The statement said four Pakistani military personnel were killed on July 28 when BLA fighters attacked a checkpoint in Gharibabad, near Noshki city, with rockets and other weapons.
A second BLA unit later ambushed a military vehicle attempting to advance towards the checkpoint, allegedly causing further losses.
The same day, a police convoy was attacked near Bab-e-Kharan after attempting to enter the area. The group said Pakistani forces later launched another advance, prompting a second attack in which at least three military personnel were killed and several others wounded.
In Kalatuk, Kech, BLA fighters established blockades at several locations and took control of the area, the statement said.
The group said its Fateh Squad raided what it described as a secret hideout and detained seven alleged Military Intelligence operatives who had been working in disguise in the surrounding area.
According to the BLA, Pakistani forces attempted to advance during the operation, triggering clashes in which four military personnel were killed and several others wounded.
Two BLA fighters, identified as Qadeer Baloch alias Saud and Maqsood alias Beebagr, were killed during the fighting.
The group also claimed that one Pakistani military member was killed by a BLA sniper at Nauroz Kalat in Kharan later the same day, forcing the remaining forces to retreat.
On July 29, BLA fighters attacked Pakistani forces attempting to advance in Gwargo, Panjgur, killing three foot patrol personnel, the statement said.
The group said two armoured vehicles later sent into the area were also targeted, while a separate military vehicle was struck with a remote-controlled IED in Mach.
On July 30, the BLA said its fighters attacked a Pakistani military convoy near Killi Kareem Bakhsh in Kharan and later targeted foot patrol personnel with a remote-controlled explosive device, wounding three.
A military post in Pull Abad, Panjgur, was also destroyed with explosives, the group said.
The final operations listed in the statement took place on July 31 in Zidi, Khuzdar, where BLA fighters targeted five men the group described as “Death Squad operatives”.
The group said all five were killed in the attack, adding that two vehicles in a Pakistani military convoy attempting to advance into the area were later directly hit, allegedly causing further casualties.
The BLA paid tribute to the five fighters it said were killed during the operations.
“The blood and message of the martyrs will remain a guiding light for the movement,” the statement said, adding that the group would continue its operations until what it described as the complete independence of Balochistan.