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2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
part of the Insurgency in Balochistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On January 16, 2024, Iran conducted a series of missile strikes in Pakistan, targeting militants of Jaish ul-Adl in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. This was after Iran conducted similar strikes in Iraq and Syria, claiming retaliation for the Kerman bombings on January 3, attributed to the Islamic State. Pakistan condemned the attack and stated that two children had been killed.[5]
2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes | |||||||
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Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
9 foreign nationals killed in Iran (18 January)[2][3] 2 killed and 4 wounded in Pakistan (16 January)[4] |
Two days later, on January 18, Pakistan conducted a series of missile strikes in Iran, targeting the Balochistan Liberation Army and the Balochistan Liberation Front in the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan. Iran condemned the attack and stated that nine people had been killed, including four children. All nine people being foreign nationals and non-Iranians.
Communicating through diplomatic channels on 19 January, both countries agreed to de-escalate and cooperate along the Iran–Pakistan border. Pakistan recalled the Iranian ambassador to Islamabad and reinstated the Pakistani ambassador in Tehran.
Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited Pakistan on 29 January 2024 at the invitation of Foreign Minister of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani in a push for peace.