Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency

Date	c. 2004–present (13 years)
Location	Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Status	Ongoing

Belligerents

Iran

Jundallah
Harakat Ansar (2012–2013)
Jaish ul-Adl (since 2013)
Ansar Al-Furqan (since 2013)

Supported by:
Qatar

Commanders and leaders

Hassan Firuzabadi (2004–2016)
Mohammad Bagheri (2016–present)
Yahya Rahim Safavi (2004–2007)
Mohammad Ali Jafari (2007–present)
Nur-Ali Shushtari (2004–2009) †
Mohammad Pakpour (2009–present)
Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam (2004–2016)
Hossein Ashtari (2016–present)

Abdolmalek Rigi (2004–2009)
Abdolhamid Rigi (2009–2010)
Muhammad Dhahir Baluch (2010–present)
Salahuddin Farooqui (2011–present)
Mohammad Shafi (2012–2013) †
Abu Hafs al Baloochi (2013–2015) †

Units involved

Border Guard

Revoluionary Guards

Ministry of Intelligence

Unknown

Jundallah was active in 2005–11, Harakat Ansar established in 2012 and merged with Hizbul-Furqan and formed Ansar Al-Furqan in late 2013.,Jaish ul-Adl and Ansar Al-Furqan founded in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

Supported by:
Qatar

The Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency, part of the Balochistan conflict, began approximately in 2004 and is an ongoing low-intensity asymmetric conflict in Sistan and Baluchestan Province between Iran and several Baloch Sunni militiant organizations which are designated as terrorist by Iran.

Pakistan is Iran's neighbour, sharing borders of its Balochistan which is base of Baloch nationalist separatist groups. These Pakistani Baloch militia groups are allied with Iranian groups. Iran and Pakistan historically have a strategic alliance fighting these groups. However, Iran has accused Pakistan of supporting insurgency in Iran several times. In February 2014 the two states signed a pact sharing responsibility for combating militants operating across the border. According to a former U.S. intelligence officer, Jundallah leader Abdolmalek Rigi was captured by Pakistani officials and delivered to Iran with U.S. support: "It doesn't matter what they say. They know the truth."

Iran has long accused foreign states supporting insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan. Several sources such as the ABC News, The New York Times, Daily Telegraph and Seymour Hersh have reported that Jundallah has received support from the United States.Israel,Saudi Arabia,United Kingdom and Sweden are other states allegedly sponsoring the group.

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