{{Short description|Mass shooting in Balochistan, Pakistan}} {{Distinguish|2023 Kech District attack}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = 2022 Kech District attack | location = Dasht, Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan | target = Army security post | date = 25 January 2022 | type = Militant attack | fatalities = 10 security personnel | injuries = 3 security personnel | perpetrators = Balochistan Liberation Front | weapons = Firearms | motive = Balochistan independence }} {{Pakistan terrorist attacks}}
On 25 January 2022, militants stormed an army security post in a remote area of Dasht, Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing at least ten security personnel and injuring three others.<ref name=":"/><ref name="::"/> The clash lasted for a few hours in which militants also suffered several casualties.<ref name="::">{{cite news|title=کیچ میں سیکیورٹی فورسز کی چیک پوسٹ پر حملہ، 10 اہلکار شہید|url=https://shianews.com.pk/terrorist-attack-on-security-forces-in-kech-balochistan/|website=shianews.com.pk|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126215654/https://shianews.com.pk/terrorist-attack-on-security-forces-in-kech-balochistan/|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the militants also seized weapons that were present in the security post.<ref name=":">{{cite news|title=کیچ، دشت میں سیکورٹی فورسز پر حملہ 9اہلکار جاں بحق، 3زخمی|url=https://dailyintekhab.pk/archives/216375|website=dailyintekhab.pk|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126193141/https://dailyintekhab.pk/archives/216375|url-status=live}}</ref> Locals in the area also confirmed that an attack on the security post took place and that the militants suffered heavy casualties in the attack.<ref name="::"/>
Pakistani law enforcement agencies say that one militant was killed and several other militants were injured when the militants attacked the security post.<ref name="wapo"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Naveed Siddiqui {{!}} Tahir|date=2022-01-27|title=10 soldiers martyred in terrorist attack on checkpost in Balochistan's Kech: ISPR|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1671785|access-date=2022-01-28|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127230840/https://www.dawn.com/news/1671785|url-status=live}}</ref> Three militants responsible for the attack were also arrested by the law enforcement agencies during a search operation in the vicinity of the security post.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 28, 2022|title=10 soldiers killed in terror attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2022/jan/28/10-soldiers-killed-in-terror-attack-in-pakistans-balochistan-province-2412083.html|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=New Indian Express|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128004327/https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2022/jan/28/10-soldiers-killed-in-terror-attack-in-pakistans-balochistan-province-2412083.html|url-status=live}}</ref> No group has taken responsibility for the attack on security post initially.<ref name="wapo">{{cite news|title=Pakistani army says 10 soldiers killed in militant raid|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pakistani-army-says-10-soldiers-killed-in-militant-raid/2022/01/27/be13c632-7fa4-11ec-8cc8-b696564ba796_story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|date=27 January 2022|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128104100/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pakistani-army-says-10-soldiers-killed-in-militant-raid/2022/01/27/be13c632-7fa4-11ec-8cc8-b696564ba796_story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistani army says 10 soldiers killed in militant raid|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/pakistani-army-10-soldiers-killed-militant-raid-82514716|website=ABC News|date=27 January 2022|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127204115/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/pakistani-army-10-soldiers-killed-militant-raid-82514716|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=10 soldiers martyred in Balochistan's Kech check post attack|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2340730/10-soldiers-martyred-in-balochistans-kech-check-post-attack|website=Express Tribune|date=27 January 2022|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127195712/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2340730/10-soldiers-martyred-in-balochistans-kech-check-post-attack|url-status=live}}</ref> After several days, Gohram Baloch, the spokesperson of the banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yusufzai |first1=Gul |title=Ten Pakistani soldiers killed in insurgent attack, army says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ten-pakistani-soldiers-killed-insurgent-attack-army-says-2022-01-28/ |website=Reuters |access-date=2022-01-29 |archive-date=2022-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129062354/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ten-pakistani-soldiers-killed-insurgent-attack-army-says-2022-01-28/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The attack on the security post was strongly condemned locally in Pakistan and internationally by Iran,<ref name="condemn">{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Jan-2022/iran-turkey-condemn-kech-incident|title=Iran, Turkey condemn Kech incident|newspaper=The Nation|date=29 January 2022|access-date=2 February 2022|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129021416/https://nation.com.pk/29-Jan-2022/iran-turkey-condemn-kech-incident|url-status=live}}</ref> Turkey<ref name="condemn"/> and United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2014251/pakistan|title=UAE condemns attack that killed 10 Pakistani soldiers near Iran border|newspaper=Arab News|date=29 January 2022|access-date=2 February 2022|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202133832/https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2014251/pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref>
In response, Pakistan's law enforcement agencies killed six terrorist of Baloch Liberation Front in Injirkan Range near the district's Buleda area on 16 February 2022. The deceased terrorist were part of the group who took part in the raid on security post in Dasht.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1675432|title=Six terrorists killed in exchange of fire near Balochistan's Buleda area: ISPR|date=16 February 2022|newspaper=Dawn News|access-date=23 May 2024|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202171157/https://www.dawn.com/news/1675432|url-status=live}}</ref>
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