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Baloch Insurgency

Insurgency in Balochistan
Major ethnic groups of Pakistan in 1980 borders removed.jpg
Map with the Balochistan region in pink.
Date 1948 – present (69 years)
Main incidents: 1948, 1958–59, 1963–69, 1973–77, 2004–2012, 2012–present (low-level insurgency)
Location Balochistan
Status Low level insurgency, political violence largely subdued, talks underway (May 2012) Ongoing
Belligerents

 Pakistan

 Iran

Baloch separatist groups

Supported by:
 Iraq (1970s)
 India (alleged)
 Soviet Union (until 1988, alleged)
Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1992)


Sectarian groups
Jundallah
Jaish ul-Adl
Jundallah
al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Sipah-e-Sahaba

Supported by:
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the President of Pakistan 1956-1967.svg Liaquat Ali Khan (1949–1951)
Flag of the President of Pakistan 1956-1967.svg Ayub Khan (1958–1969)
Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1971–1973)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Tikka Khan (1988–1990)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Rahimuddin Khan (1979–1988)
Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg Pervez Musharraf (2001–2008)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (2007–2013)
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Raheel Shareef (2013–present)
Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1948–1979)
Iran Ruhollah Khomeini (1979–1989)
Iran Ali Khamenei (1989–present)

Karim Khan (POW)
Nowroz Khan (POW)
Khair Bakhsh Marri  
Balach Marri  
Brahamdagh Bugti
Allah Nazar Baloch
Javed Mengal


Dad Shah  
Abdolmalek Rigi  
Abdolhamid Rigi  
Muhammad Dhahir Baluch
Strength

Pakistan Pakistan

BLA: 10,000


Jundallah: 700 −2,000
Casualties and losses
Pakistan Pakistani security forces
1973–1977:
3,000–3,300 killed
2006–2009:
303+ killed
Iran Iran
154 killed (security forces and civilians)
Baloch fighters
1973–1977
5,300 killed
2006–2009:
380+ killed ----
~6,000 civilians killed in Pakistan (1973–1977)
1,628+ civilians killed in Pakistan (2004–2009)
~4,500 arrested (2004–2005)
~140,000 displaced (2004–2005)
China 3 Chinese engineers killed
4 kidnapped
5 oil tankers damaged

 Pakistan

 Iran

Baloch separatist groups

Supported by:
 Iraq (1970s)
 India (alleged)
 Soviet Union (until 1988, alleged)
Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1992)


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