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Other MoA event in Balochistan, Shariki, Awaran District area, Pakistan on Mon 18th May 2026

18th May 2026

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At least seven Security Forces (SFs) personnel were killed while several others sustained injuries when the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) cadres ambushed a military convoy in the Shariki area of Mashkay tehsil (revenue unit) in Awaran District of Balochistan on May 18, reports Zrumbesh. The BLF ‘spokesperson’ Major Gwahram Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. According to the statement, a second unit of cadres simultaneously targeted reinforcement personnel arriving to assist the convoy, causing additional casualties. The BLF also claimed that SFs deployed a quadcopter in an aerial counter-response, which the group said its cadres shot down and neutralized.

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Balochistan ( Shariki, Awaran District area )

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