Tentara Pembebasan Balochistan (bahasa Baluchi: بلۏچستان آجوییء لشکر; juga dikenal sebagai Tentara Pembebasan Baloch, dengan singkatan BLA), adalah sebuah organisasi teroris dan militan etnonasionalis Baloch di wilayah Baluchistan, yang berbasis di Afganistan.[25][26][27][32] BLA melakukan aktivitas terornya dari tempat perlindungannya yang tersebar di Afghanistan Selatan hingga provinsi terbesar di Pakistan, Balochistan, di mana mereka sering melakukan serangan terhadap Angkatan Bersenjata Pakistan, warga sipil, dan warga negara asing.[33][34]
Aktivitas BLA pertama yang tercatat terjadi pada musim panas tahun 2000, setelah mereka mengklaim bertanggung jawab atas serangkaian serangan bom terhadap pihak berwenang Pakistan.[25][35] BLA terdaftar sebagai organisasi teroris oleh Pakistan,[36] Tiongkok,[37] Iran,[37] Britania Raya,[38] Amerika Serikat,[39][40] dan Uni Eropa.[41]
Sejarah
BLA didirikan pada tahun 2000, meskipun beberapa media dan analis berspekulasi bahwa kelompok tersebut merupakan kebangkitan pemberontakan Baloch sebelumnya, khususnya Gerakan Balochistan Independen tahun 1973 hingga 1977.[42] Menurut beberapa sumber, dua mantan agen KGB dengan nama sandi 'Misha' dan 'Sasha' termasuk di antara perancang BLA. Menurut mereka, BLA didirikan di antara Organisasi Mahasiswa Baloch (BSO). BLA menghilang setelah penarikan Uni Soviet dari Afghanistan seiring dengan penarikan dana dari Uni Soviet.[43][44][45]
Pada tahun 2004, BLA memulai perjuangan kekerasan melawan Pakistan untuk menentukan nasib sendiri bagi masyarakat Balochistan dan pemisahan Balochistan dari Pakistan, melakukan serangan teror terhadap minoritas non-Baloch di Balochistan.[46][47][25]
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