JAA, BLF, BLA: Who are the militant groups Iran, Pakistan have hit in cross-border strikes

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Iran and Pakistan have carried out air attacks on each other’s territories, along their 909 km-long border. Both countries have claimed that the strikes were carried out against “terrorist” groups sheltered in the neighbouring country, and were meant to protect national security. Here is a brief account of the outfits that were targeted. The ongoing situation between Iran and Pakistan was triggered late night on Tuesday, when Iranian missiles and drones hit targets in Panjgur in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Their purported target: two strongholds of the Jaish al-Adl (JAA), one of many Sunni Salafist militant groups fighting for independence in...