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Baloch Republican Army

Militant organization

Field	Value
name	Baloch Republican Army
native_name	بلوچ ریپبلکن آرمی
native_name_lang	bl
war	Insurgency in Balochistan
image	BRA flag.jpg
active	2006–2022
ideology	Baloch nationalism
Separatism
position	Left-wing
leader	Brahumdagh Bugti
area	Balochistan, Pakistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan
size	Unknown
partof	Baloch Nationalist Army (2022-2023)
predecessor	None
successor	Balochistan Flag.svg Baloch Nationalist Army
allies
merged_into	Balochistan Flag.svg Baloch Nationalist Army

Separatism Kandahar, Afghanistan

Balochistan flag.svg Balochistan Liberation Army
- Majeed brigade logo.svg Majeed Brigade
- Fateh squad
Balochistan Flag.png Balochistan Liberation Front
Balochistan Flag.svg United Baloch Army

The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) () was an armed militant group in Balochistan, Pakistan. In September 2010, the Government of Pakistan banned the Baloch Republican Army.

Brahumdagh Bugti was the head of BRA, until its merger with United Baloch Army (UBA). In 2017 Bugti's asylum request was rejected by Swiss authorities. The Swiss authorities said that Bugti's asylum request was rejected because he was involved in terror-related activities.

In January 2022, BRA merged with UBA, to form Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA). BRA and UBA also announced their dissolution following the establishment of Baloch Nationalist Army.

History

The Baloch Republican Army was formed in Dera Bugti, after the death of renowned Baloch leader, Nawab Akbar Bugti in 2006. In the beginning, the group was mostly joined by Bugti tribesmen but later years it gained popularity among Baloch students and in urban areas of Balochistan to fight against the Pakistani state. It was led by Brahumdagh Bugti.

In 2017, Bugti's asylum request was rejected by the Swiss government on the basis of Bugti's links with “incidents of terrorism, violence and militant activities". The same year also saw surrender of 143 militants belonging to Baloch Republican Army to the Pakistani authorities.

In 2018, another group of 70 militants belonging to Baloch Republican Army and their commander surrendered to Pakistani authorities.

In 2021, BRA claimed responsibility for destroying a statue of Pakistan's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Balochistan.

In January 2022, the Baloch Republican Army (BRA) and the United Baloch Army (UBA) announced their dissolution and the formation of a new organization the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA).

References

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(27 September 2021). "Jinnah's statue destroyed in blast in Balochistan". The Hindu.

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