Projectile event in Sanjawal in Bolan District, Balochistan area, Pakistan on Mon 27th February 2023

Four Security Forces (SFs) personnel were killed when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched an attack in Sanjawal area of Bolan District of Balochistan in the evening of February 27, reports The Balochistan Post. In a media statement, BLA ‘spokesperson’, Jeeyand Baloch, said that BLA cadres launched an attack in Sanjawal, Bolan, on Tuesday evening. The attack began with a sniper shot that killed one soldier, followed by an assault with automatic and heavy weapons that resulted in the deaths of three additional soldiers and several injuries. The attack also reportedly set the SFs’ tents on fire, leading to the destruction of equipment. Jeeyand Baloch mentioned that for the last seven days, SFs had been conducting a military operation in Bolan and the surrounding areas, accusing them of shelling civilian areas and using women and children as human shields.