2022 Kech District attack
On 25 January 2022, militants stormed an army security post in a remote area of Dasht, Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing at least ten security personnel and injuring three others.[1][2] The clash lasted for few hours in which militants also suffered several casualties.[2] Additionally, the militants also seized weapons that were present in the security post.[1] Locals in the area also confirmed that an attack on the security post took place and that the militants suffered heavy casualties in the attack.[2]
Pakistani law enforcement agencies say that one militant was killed and several other militants were injured when the militants attacked the security post.[3][4] Three militants responsible for the attack were also arrested by the law enforcement agencies during a search operation in the vicinity of the security post.[5] No group has taken responsibility for the attack on security post initially.[3][6][7] After several days, Gohram Baloch, the spokesperson of the banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.[8]
The attack on the security post was strongly condemned locally in Pakistan and internationally by Iran,[9] Turkey[9] and United Arab Emirates.[10]
In response, Pakistan carried out raids in Panjgur and Naushki.[11]
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- ^ a b "کیچ، دشت میں سیکورٹی فورسز پر حملہ 9اہلکار جاں بحق، 3زخمی". dailyintekhab.pk. 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "کیچ میں سیکیورٹی فورسز کی چیک پوسٹ پر حملہ، 10 اہلکار شہید". shianews.com.pk. 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Pakistani army says 10 soldiers killed in militant raid". Washington Post. 27 January 2022.
- ^ Khan, Naveed Siddiqui | Tahir (2022-01-27). "10 soldiers martyred in terrorist attack on checkpost in Balochistan's Kech: ISPR". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "10 soldiers killed in terror attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province". New Indian Express. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Pakistani army says 10 soldiers killed in militant raid". ABC News. 27 January 2022.
- ^ "10 soldiers martyred in Balochistan's Kech check post attack". Express Tribune. 27 January 2022.
- ^ Yusufzai, Gul. "Ten Pakistani soldiers killed in insurgent attack, army says". Reuters.
- ^ a b "Iran, Turkey condemn Kech incident". The Nation. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "UAE condemns attack that killed 10 Pakistani soldiers near Iran border". Arab News. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Four soldiers martyred, 15 terrorists killed in Panjgur and Naushki: Sh Rashid". Dunya News. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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