Jaish ul-Adl

Jaish ul-Adl
LeadersSalahuddin Farooqui [1]
Amir Naroui [2]
Hashem Nokri [3]
Foundation2012[1]
MotivesIndependence of Sistan and Baluchestan province[4]
Active regionsSistan and Baluchestan province, Iran[5][6]
Ideology
Major actionsAttacks (including suicide attacks) targeting Iranian politicians, state officials, government centres, and military officers[5][14]
Cross-border raids from Pakistan against Iranian border troops[15]
Notable attacks2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing
StatusActive
Size500[1]
Battles and warsSistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Insurgency in Balochistan
Designated as a terrorist group by Iran[16]
 China[17]
 Japan[18]
 New Zealand
 Pakistan[17]
 Russia[17]
 United States[5]
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Preceded by
Jundallah[5]

Jaish ul-Adl (also spelled Jaysh al-Adl;[19] Arabic: جيش‌ العدل, lit.'Army of Justice'; Balochi: جئیش الئدل) is a Baloch Sunni militant[20][21] separatist organization that operates mainly in the Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran,[22] where there is a substantial Baloch population and a porous border with Pakistan.[5][6][23]

The group has claimed responsibility for several attacks against military personnel in Iran.[16] The group has asserted that it is a separatist group fighting for independence of Sistan and Baluchistan Province and greater rights for Baluch people.[24][25][7] The group also maintain ties with Ansar Al-Furqan, which is another Iranian Baloch armed group operating in Iran.[26] Salahuddin Farooqui was the head of Jaish ul-Adl until his death in 2024. His brother, Amir Naroui, was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.[2]

The group was founded in 2012 by members of Jundallah, a Sunni militant group that had been weakened following Iran's capture and execution of its leader, Abdolmalek Rigi, in 2010. Its first major attack took place in October 2013.[27][23] Jaish ul-Adl is a designated terrorist organization by Iran,[16] China,[17] Pakistan,[17] Japan,[18] New Zealand[28] and the United States.[5]

Jaish al-Adl has cooperated with Kurdish separatist groups in Iran, and has also strongly denounced Iranian intervention in the Syrian civil war. Iranian state media has alleged that Saudi Arabia and the United States are key backers of the group.[15][29]

  1. ^ a b c "Iran Blames US, Israel for Suicide Attack on IRGC". Israel Defense. 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Militia leader blacklisted by Iran killed in clashes with Taliban". Anadolu Agency. 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference second-in-command was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases By Alex Peter Schmid, Albert J. Jongman, pp. 582–584
  5. ^ a b c d e f "US Re-Designates Iran Separatist Sunni Militant Group As 'Terrorist'". Radio Farda. 3 July 2019. The group, Jaysh al-Adl operates mainly in southeastern Iran, where there is a substantial concentration of Sunni Baluchis and a porous border with Pakistan.......In its official statement the Department says, "Jundallah, which was designated as an FTO and SDGT in 2010, began using the new name Jaysh al-Adl and associated aliases in 2012. Since its inception, the group has engaged in numerous attacks that have killed scores of Iranian civilians and government officials, including a February 2019 suicide bombing and the October 2018 kidnapping of Iranian security personnel."
  6. ^ a b "Iran Spotlight: Sunni Insurgents Jaish ul-Adl Warn Tehran To End "Crimes Against Oppressed Peoples Of Iran, Syria"". EA Worldview. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Suicide Attack Kills 27 Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards". Haaretz. 13 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Jaish al-Adl: shadowy Sunni extremists on Iran-Pakistan border". France24. 14 February 2019. For a decade, Jundallah waged a deadly insurgency on civilians and officials in the restive southeast. Jundallah had been weakened since Iran executed its leader Abdolmalek Rigi in 2010 after capturing him in a dramatic operation.
  9. ^ a b c "Jundallah: Iran's Sunni rebels". Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  10. ^ "What's Jaish Al-Adl, Target Of Iran's Attack In Pakistan". NDTV. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ "'Jaish-ul-Adl' Publishes Images of Abducted Iranian Soldiers". Asharq al-Awsat. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  12. ^ Maclean, William; Evans, Catherine (7 June 2017). "Factbox: Iran's Sunni militants boosted by regional sectarian tension". Reuters. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  13. ^ Massoud, Ansari (16 January 2006). "Sunni Muslim group vows to behead Iranians". Washington Times. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  14. ^ "Baluch Insurgents in Iran". The Iran Primer. 5 April 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Baluch Insurgents in Iran". The Iran Primer. 5 April 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Sunni Group Takes Credit for Attack That Killed 14 Iranians". Al-Monitor. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Joint Statement Third Quadrilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers of China, Iran, Pakistan, and Russia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b "ジャイシュ・アル・アドル(JAA) - 国際テロリズム要覧(Web版) - 公安調査庁". moj.go.jp. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  19. ^ "- IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM WORLDWIDE". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  20. ^ "UNHCR Web Archive". webarchive.archive.unhcr.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  21. ^ Siddique, Abubakar (18 February 2019). "Shadowy Group Again Threatens Iran-Pakistan Relations". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  22. ^ Mehdi, Khalaji. "Salafism as a National Security Threat for Iran". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  23. ^ a b "Extremist group claims responsibility for abduction of Iranian troops". Kurdistan24. 22 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Border Insecurity in Iran Amid Regime Crackdown on Minorities". Voice of America. 16 October 2018.
  25. ^ "At least 14 Iranian guards kidnapped near Pakistan border: Iranian media". Samaa Tv. 16 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Iran Says Two 'Terrorists' Killed And Five Arrested". Radio Farda. 15 June 2017.
  27. ^ "Violence Returns To Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan Province". Radio Farda. 7 November 2013.
  28. ^ "Lists associated with Resolution 1373". New Zealand Police.
  29. ^ Mehdi, Khalaji. "Salafism as a National Security Threat for Iran". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2014.