Graphic footage shows a Nov. 3, 2023 Baluchistan Liberation Front (BLF) linear ambush against a Pakistani military convoy resulting in a reported 14 deaths among the Pakistani government troops.

The incident took place along the coastal highway in the Gwadar region of Pakistan. The separatist insurgents initiated the attack with a well-timed improvised explosive device (IED) that undoubtedly inflicted multiple casualties on the targeted technical truck that was loaded with Pakistani soldiers.

The BLF then opened fire with small arms as the Pakistani forces dismounted and scrambled for cover on the other side of the road. While continuing to suppress their targets, the BLF sent men into the kill zone to ensure the deaths of their enemy and loot for weapons, equipment, and intelligence.

The various Baluchistan militant organizations are fighting for autonomy and independence from the Pakistani government. They claim they receive no representation within the government itself while their ancestral lands are ravaged of its resources and access is being sold to Chinese investment and development firms to build a trans continental trading route, of which they receive no compensation.

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