US EditionPakistan Military Says It Concludes Week-Long Fight Against Baloch Separatists
Operation Radd Al-Fitna 1 ended after killing 216 militants; the military thwarted coordinated Baloch Liberation Army assaults amid ongoing insurgency.
- Pakistan's military declared on Feb 5 it had concluded a week-long operation after separatists staged coordinated attacks across Balochistan, which brought the province to a virtual standstill on Jan 31.
- The army's intelligence-led offensive was prompted by the Jan 29 launch of Radd Al-Fitna 1 amid a decades-long ethnic Baloch separatist insurgency.
- The military reported 216 militants killed, with 22 security personnel and 36 civilians dead, while the provincial Home Ministry cited 45 security officials and 40 civilian deaths.
- Combing operations are continuing in some areas, including parts of Quetta, even after the military said the campaign concluded; repair crews are fixing a major highway to copper mines, and images show blown-out buildings.
- The BLA dismissed the military's claim of ending operations as 'propaganda' and said it is ongoing, claiming it killed 310 soldiers, without evidence, despite accusations and denials between Islamabad and Delhi.
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Pakistan Concludes Balochistan Operation, 216 Militants Killed
Pakistan’s military announced on Thursday that it had successfully concluded a week-long security operation against separatist militants in Balochistan, killing 216 insurgents in coordinated offensives across the province. The operation followed one of the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) most extensive attacks in years, which targeted schools, banks, markets, and security installations in multiple districts. The […] The post Pakistan Concludes Ba…
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