On 16 January 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian military carried out a military operation targeting Jaish ul-Ad militants in Pakistan.[1] Several airstrikes were launched by Iran, which entered Pakistan and struck several homes and a mosque in the village of Koh-e-Sabz, Pakistan, which is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) away from the Iran-Pakistan border.[2] Two children were killed and four others were injured during the operation.
On 18 January 2024, Pakistan launched a series of air and artillery strikes inside Iran , targeting Baloch separatist groups, codenamed Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar (Urdu: آپریشن مرگ بر سرمچار, lit. 'Death to Insurgents'[a]) by Pakistan. The attack was launched in response to the Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan, two days earlier.[3][4]
In Iran illegal attack over Pakistan: The Iranian government claimed the operation was successful at destroying two Jaish ul-Ad strongholds.[1] Pakistani government claimed it the operation was illegal and that it violated their airspace and sovereignty. They also warned this event would have “serious consequences”.[5][6][7]
Pakistan response after Iran illegal attack: Iran said that nine foreign nationals were killed in the attack. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) confirmed that its members were among those killed.
This attack marks the first known instance of a foreign country launching an attack on Iran since the end of the Iran–Iraq War in 1988.
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