Two Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Insurgent Attack Near Iranian Border

2023-06-01 09:20:02

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Insurgents attacked a Pakistani security post near the country’s border with Iran on Thursday, sparking a shootout that killed two soldiers, the military said.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Singwan area of ​​the troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan. The two soldiers who died “accepted martyrdom while bravely fighting once morest the terrorists,” the army said.

The army launched a search operation and the Iranian authorities were alerted to monitor the attackers who tried to flee, the note added.

Last month, five Iranian border guards were killed in a clash with an unknown armed group near the Pakistani border. The insurgents often attack the border guards of both nations in the region.

Small separatist groups in Baluchistan, an oil-rich province, have waged a low-profile insurgency for more than two decades. Initially, the Baloch nationalists wanted a higher share of the regional resources, but later began a struggle for independence from the Islamabad government.

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