Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar

Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar
Baloch National Freedom Movement
بلوچ راجی آجوی سنگ
FoundersAllah Nazar Baloch
Aslam Baloch †
Leaders
Allah Nazar Baloch
Bashir Zeb
Founded2018
Dates active2018–present
Country Pakistan
 Iran
Groups
WarsInsurgency in Balochistan Insurgency in Sindh

The Baloch National Freedom Movement (Balochi: بلوچ راجی آجوی سنگر, romanized: Baloch Rāji Āājoi Sangar lit. 'Baloch National Freedom Movement'), abbreviated as BRAS or BNFM, is a united front of Baloch separatist groups aimed at the creation of a sovereign Balochistan. It includes several prominent Baloch armed groups, most notably the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF).[2] The group was founded in November 2018 by Allah Nazar Baloch, leader of the BLF.[2] The BRAS was formed to fight Pakistan's administration of Balochistan.[3]

Background

On 30 October 2017, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) announced their intention to form an alliance and coordinate joint attacks against Pakistani security forces.[4] Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar itself had later emerged from this initial alliance between the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) and the Jeeyand faction of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA-J) in 2017.[5]

Formation and expansion

In November 2018, the Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar was formed as an alliance of Baloch militant groups aimed at expelling Pakistan from the Balochistan region, with Allah Nazar Baloch suspected to be the mastermind behind the creation of the BRAS.[2] . The initial members of the BRAS upon its creation were the BLA, BLF, and Baloch Republican Army (BRA).[4] Later, the coalition was joined by the Baloch Republican Guards (BRGs) in April of 2018.[5]

In July 2020, the Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) announced its entry into the BRAS, marking the inclusion of a non-Baloch group into the alliance and the expansion of BRAS operations into Sindh.[6][7][8] The SRA's entry into the BRAS also solidified the latter's claim of serving as a united front against what it describes as "Punjabi domination" in Pakistan.[3]

Activities

In March 2025, the BRAS announced its creation of a unified military outfit, which it named the Baloch National Army (not to be confused with the defunct Baloch Nationalist Army with the same name), in addition to an intensified offensive against both Chinese interests in Balochistan and Pakistan.[9][10][11] The alliance announced this decision to transition the Baloch insurgency from a low-level scattered campaign toward an organized effort to combat Pakistan's military and intelligence operations.[12]

BRAS militants have also clashed with Jaish al-Adl along the Iran–Pakistan border.[2] The alliance launched Operation Aas-Rech in February 2020, attacking alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in Kech district.[13]

Ban

On 26 July 2019, the Government of Pakistan officially proscribed Balochistan Raaji Ajooi Sangar as a banned terrorist organization along with Hizbul Ahrar. It was also added to the list of designated terrorist outfits.[14]

Members

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In January 2022, the BRA, along with the United Baloch Army announced its merger with the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA), ceasing activities as a separate group.
  2. ↑ In January 2022, the BRA, along with the United Baloch Army announced its merger with the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA), ceasing activities as a separate group.

References

  1. ↑ Levina (3 March 2025). "BLA, BLF, BRG & SRA to Form– National Army of Balochistan - RESONANT NEWS". resonantnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Baluch Raji Ajohi Sangar: Emergence of a New Baluch Separatist Alliance". jamestown.org. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Hummel, Kristina (30 April 2025). "The Baloch Insurgency in Pakistan: Evolution, Tactics, and Regional Security Implications". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Baloch armed organisations form umbrella organisation". The Balochistan Post. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Hummel, Kristina (20 April 2025). "The Baloch Insurgency in Pakistan: Evolution, Tactics, and Regional Security Implications". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Baloch umbrella organisation, BRAS, and Sindh Revolutionary Army to form a united front". The Balochistan Post. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Baloch, Sindhi pro-freedom organisations to form united front to fight Pakistan occupation". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Nabeel, Fahad (27 July 2020). "Interpreting BRAS-SRA Alliance". Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Baloch resistance groups form unified military outfit to take on Pakistan, China". India Today. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Chakraborty, Debdutta (3 March 2025). "Baloch separatist groups to fight under one unified military command to counter Pakistan & China". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Levina (3 March 2025). "BLA, BLF, BRG & SRA to Form– National Army of Balochistan - RESONANT NEWS". resonantnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "BRAS Announces 'Decisive New War Strategy,' Plans to Form Baloch National Army". The Balochistan Post. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "BRAS announces launch of Operation Aas-Rech". Cuba Balochista. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (24 August 2020). "Another militant organisation banned". Dawn. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Levina (3 March 2025). "BLA, BLF, BRG & SRA to Form– National Army of Balochistan - RESONANT NEWS". resonantnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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