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Iran carried out missile and drone strikes on Tuesday, targeting the headquarters of a Pakistani militant group, as reported by Iran's Tasnim news agency.
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Tuesday, on the headquarters of a Pakistani militant group, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.
Two “important headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Pakistan were reportedly “destroyed.”
The agency stated that the strikes were targeted within an area in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, where “one of the largest headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl was situated.
The Pakistani government has yet to comment on the reported Iranian attacks on its soil.
Jaish al-Adl, formed in 2012 and labeled as a “terrorist” organization by Iran, is a Sunni militant group that operates in Iran’s restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The group claims to advocate for greater rights and improved living conditions for ethnic Baluchis in Iran and has launched various attacks on Iranian security forces over the years.
Last month, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for an attack on a police station in Sistan-Baluchistan that killed at least 11 Iranian policemen.
Sistan-Baluchistan has a history of clashes between Iran’s security forces and Sunni militants, as well as drug smugglers.
The province is one of Iran’s poorest regions and is mostly populated by Sunni ethnic Baluchis, a minority in predominantly Shiite Iran.
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Tuesday, on the headquarters of a Pakistani militant group, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.
Two “important headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Pakistan were reportedly “destroyed.”
The agency stated that the strikes were targeted within an area in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, where “one of the largest headquarters” of Jaish al-Adl was situated.
The Pakistani government has yet to comment on the reported Iranian attacks on its soil.
Jaish al-Adl, formed in 2012 and labeled as a “terrorist” organization by Iran, is a Sunni militant group that operates in Iran’s restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The group claims to advocate for greater rights and improved living conditions for ethnic Baluchis in Iran and has launched various attacks on Iranian security forces over the years.
Last month, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for an attack on a police station in Sistan-Baluchistan that killed at least 11 Iranian policemen.
Sistan-Baluchistan has a history of clashes between Iran’s security forces and Sunni militants, as well as drug smugglers.
The province is one of Iran’s poorest regions and is mostly populated by Sunni ethnic Baluchis, a minority in predominantly Shiite Iran.
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