Name of Organization |
Baluchistan Republican Army
|
Formation |
The organization was formed in 2006 by Brahmdad
Bugti. |
Leadership |
Brahamdagh Bugti
Grandson of
Nawab Akbar Bugti,
Brahamdagh Bugti is the head of the Baluchistan
Republican Army and is currently living in exile
since the death of his grandfather in a military
operation in an area near Kohlu, Baluchistan in
2006.
|
School of Thought |
Baluch
Nationalist
The organization believes in the independence of
Baluchistan province. |
Structure of the Organization
|
Information regarding the structure of the
organization is unavailable
|
Financial Sources |
No
information is available
|
Status |
Proscribed on September 8, 2010
|
Recruitment Tools and Demographics
|
Information regarding the recruitment tools is
unavailable;
|
Ideology |
It is ethno nationalist
|
Areas of operation |
The organization operates within the province of
Baluchistan. |
Linkages |
The group has links with the Baluchistan Republican
Party and other Baluchi militant groups
|
Tools |
Print Media
Not Available
Publications
Not Available
Audio/Video:
Not Available
Social Media:
BRA is not highly active on social media; however it
has pages on twitter through which it connects with
some of its followers
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Baloch_R_Army?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://twitter.com/baloch_r_army
https://twitter.com/bbugti_bra
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/brahamdagh/
|
Name Variations |
None
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Who they are
Baluchistan
Republican Army is a militant organization fighting against the
state for an independent Baluchistan. The members of the
organization are mostly from the Bugti tribe and student
political activists in Baluchistan. The group is against any
kind of foreign investment and foreign intervention in
Baluchistan. It has targeted Pakistani security forces and has
threatened to continue attacking civilians if the Pakistani
government does not withdraw its troops from the province. The
organization utilizes mortar hits, car bombs, IEDs, landmines,
small-arms attacks, conventional and unconventional warfare and
nationalist propaganda to achieve its objectives. In April 2011
a military run Frontier Works Organization Camp was attacked by
eight BRA members, 11 people lost their lives in the attack and
2 were wounded.
Similarly, on April 23rd 2015, the organization
attacked a security forces convoy in the area of Kech killing 8
people.
History
The organization
was formed in 2006 in result of growing resentment in
Baluchistan over the increase in control of the Pakistani
central government in the province and monopolization of Baluchi
resources.
It was formed by Brahamdagh Bugti grandson of Nawab Akbar Bugti
who is currently living in exile.
Organization’s Message
The organization
propagates violent means of liberation of Baluchistan
Target
Audience
There is no
specific information regarding the targeted audience.
Tools
The organization uses online tools including Facebook and
Twitter to connect with its followers and spread its ideology.
Information regarding offline tools is unavailable
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Baloch_R_Army?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://twitter.com/baloch_r_army
https://twitter.com/bbugti_bra
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/brahamdagh/
Splinter Groups:
N/A
Annexure
Nawab Akbar Bugti
Nawab Akbar Bugti is considered the greatest leader of the
Baloch nation. At the age of thirteen after his father’s death
in 1939 Akbar Bugti was appointed the chief of his tribe. Nawab
Bugti played an important role in politics of Baluchistan. In
the early 1970s Akbar Bugti was appointed Governor of
Baluchistan by the Federal Government but resigned from the post
in result of a military operation in Baluchistan. In 1988 Nawab
Bugti joined the Baluch National Alliance and was elected Chief
Minister of Baluchistan but resigned from the post after the
provincial assembly was dissolved in 1990 by General Musa Khan.
Akbar Bugti was killed on 26th August 2006 in a
military operation launched by the Pakistan Army in Baluchistan.