Balochistan: BLA claims killing 27 Pakistani soldiers in last 7 days

at 11:52 pm
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighters at some undisclosed location. File Pic.

Quetta, Oct 26 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight said it killed 27 personnel of Pakistani forces and injured several others in 15 “organized and high-intensity” operations in Balochistan in the last 7 days.

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and several injured in an ambush by BLA fighters in Kalat district on October 22, its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said.

The next day, a BLA sniper eliminated an occupying army personnel stationed at a military post in Zareen Jungle in Noshki district, he said.

Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and several injured in an IED blast and a subsequent attack targeting an army convoy in Dasht area of Kech district on October 24, he said.

On the same day, foot personnel of the occupying army were targeted in an IED blast at Marjan, Kalat, killing two personnel instantly, the spokesman said.

Simultaneously, at Chotank in Manguchar, Qalat, BLA fighters attacked an occupying army detachment attempting to advance for aggression, inflicting heavy losses, he said.

Meanwhile, occupying Pakistani army initiated an aggressive advance in Gidar in Surab district, to which BLA fighters responded with counter-attacks across multiple locations.

Fierce clashes between the occupying forces and BLA fighters lasted over four hours, resulting in the killing of 5 enemy personnel and injuries to 11 others, he said.

In Hazda Khol in Noshki district, BLA carried out a coordinated and heavy assault on the occupying army’s central camp on the night of October 24, the spokesman said.

Striking the enemy camp from multiple directions with heavy and automatic weapons, the BLA fighters killed three enemy personnel and injured several others, Jeeyand Baloch said.

In the coastal city of Pasni in Gwadar district, BLA fighters targeted the vehicle of Lieutenant Colonel Bilal Jalib of the occupying Pakistan Coast Guards, using a remote-controlled IED blast.

The blast severely injured two enemy personnel and inflicted major damage on the military vehicle, he said.

On October 25, in Dasht Baba in Mastung district, BLA fighters targeted the occupying army as it attempted to advance into the area. Two enemy personnel were killed on the spot, forcing the occupying army to retreat while leaving the bodies of its slain personnel behind, the spokesman said.

On the same day, at Baghbanah Cross in Khuzdar, BLA fighters attacked the occupying army, killing 3 enemy personnel on the spot and injuring four others.

Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and 6 injured today in an ambush by BLA in Gargina in Mastung district, the spokesman said.

Another soldier was killed in an attack in Manguchar in Kalat district, he said. (NVI)