2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
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 | |||||||
 Location of Iran (green) and Pakistan (orange) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 IranClaimed by Pakistan:  Balochistan Liberation Army Balochistan Liberation Front |
 PakistanClaimed by Iran:  Jaish ul-Adl | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader of Iran) Ebrahim Raisi (President of Iran)  Hossein Salami (C-i-C of the IRGC) Basheer Zeb Allah Nazar Baloch |
Arif Alvi (President of Pakistan) Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar (Prime Minister of Pakistan)  Zaheer Ahmad Babar (Chief of the Air Staff) Salahuddin Farooqui | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Pakistan Air Force | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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.
Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan
changeIran bombed Koh-e-Sabz in Pakistan after airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Pakistan didn't like it and expelled Iran's ambassador, recalled its own ambassador, and warned of possible retaliation. Iran said they targeted Jaish ul-Adl, a Baloch insurgent group involved in the Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency, claiming they were justified due to the group's previous actions.[6]
Pakistani missile strikes in Iran
changeOn January 18, Pakistan's Air Force attacked seven targets in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province in response. The operation was called "Marg Bar Sarmachar" (Balochi: مرگ بر سرمچار, lit. 'Death to Insurgents'[a]).[7] Iranian officials said nine foreign nationals were killed, including three women and four children in the strike.[8]
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change- ↑ "De-escalation imminent as friends engage in hectic diplomacy". 19 January 2024.
- ↑ Mao, Frances; Davies, Caroline; Adams, Paul (18 January 2024). "Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into Iran, killing nine people". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "Pakistan Unleashes Retaliatory Strikes in Iran, Killing Nine". The Daily Beast. 18 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
The Baluch Liberation Army, an ethnic separatist group, said the strikes had killed its members. "Pakistan will have to pay a price for it," the organization said
- ↑ "Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran over airstrikes by Tehran that killed 2 people". AP News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ Farmer, Ben (2024-01-18). "Pakistan calls for talks with 'brotherly' Iran after deadly cross-border strike". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ↑ "Making Sense of Iran-Pakistan Cross-Border Strikes". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar". mofa.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ↑ "Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2024.