Other MoA event in Balochistan, Shah Mardan area of Johan, Kalat District area, Pakistan on Sun 17th November 2024

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on November 17 provided further details of its attack on a military camp near the Shah Mardan area of Johan in Kalat District of Balochistan on November 16, claiming to have killed 29 soldiers, injured more than ten, and seized a significant cache of weapons and ammunition, reports The Balochistan Post. Media sources earlier reported that seven Army personnel and six Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres were killed while 18 Army personnel sustained injuries. In a statement, BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeeyand Baloch said the attack targeted the 61 Wing camp in the Shah Mardan area of Johan, about 60 kilometers northeast of Kalat city. The operation reportedly began at 9 PM on November 15 and continued into the early hours of November 16. The BLA said its “elite Fateh Squad” launched the attack from three sides, capturing three outposts and severing communication with the main camp. The group claimed that several Pakistani personnel fled during the assault, abandoning their weapons. In its statement, the BLA said that one of its fighters, Shahzeb Satakzai alias Gurk, was killed during the operation after hours of face-to-face combat with Pakistani forces.