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BLA claims responsibility for four attacks targeting Pakistani forces

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The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for four separate attacks targeting the Pakistani military, a vehicle transporting what it described as “Baloch national resources,” and a communications tower in the Tump and Kohlu regions of Balochistan.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said, “Last night, BLA fighters simultaneously attacked the main camp and a post of the occupying Pakistani army at two different locations in the Rodban area of Tump, Kech.”

According to the statement, BLA fighters used rockets and heavy weaponry to attack the main Pakistani military camp in Rodban bazaar, claiming that two military personnel were “killed on the spot” and at least three others were injured. The BLA also reported that the rockets caused material damage to the camp and its security posts.

The statement further detailed the second attack on a military post at Shahap Cross in Rodban, where BLA fighters reportedly used grenade launchers and heavy weapons. The BLA claimed that at least two soldiers were injured in this attack.

On September 25, the BLA said it carried out an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a vehicle in the Chamalang area of Kohlu. The group alleged the vehicle was involved in the “looting” of Baloch resources and said the explosion caused significant damage. However, no casualties were specified in the statement.

The spokesperson warned that future attacks would be “more intense” and targeted at those involved in what the BLA described as the “exploitation” of Baloch resources under the protection of the Pakistani military.

The BLA also claimed responsibility for targeting and destroying a communications tower on September 18 in the Bala Dhaka area, between Kohlu and Barkhan.

Concluding the statement, Jeeyand Baloch said the BLA would continue its armed resistance until the “liberation of the Baloch motherland” is achieved.

There has been no immediate response from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) or other Pakistani authorities regarding the BLA’s claims. (The Balochistan Post)