Explainer: What is ‘Jaish al-Adl’ and what makes it a dreaded terrorist group?

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from Press TV

The headquarters of the Pakistan-based terrorist group, ‘Jaish al-Adl’, was pounded by a barrage of missiles late on Tuesday, which destroyed the group’s terror infrastructure.

The long-anticipated military operation against the dreaded terrorist group based in the border region of Pakistan – southwestern Pakistan’s Balochistan province – has generated intense debate on social media about the terrorist group, its activities and origins.

We try to explain the past and present of the ‘Jaish al-Adl’ terrorist group, which has been involved in numerous terror attacks on the soil of Iran, including most recently in December when 11 policemen were killed in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province.

What is Jaish e Adl and who are its leaders?

 

The terrorist group was founded in 2012 by members of Jundallah, another Pakistan-based terrorist group that was destroyed by Iranian security agencies and ceased to exist after the capture and subsequent execution of its leader Abdolmalek Rigi in June 2010.

Rigi, the mastermind of several deadly terror attacks in Iran, was arrested in February 2010 while on a flight from Dubai to Kyrgyzstan and subsequently executed at Evin Prison on June 19, 2010.

In a statement at the time, the Iranian judiciary said the terrorist group leader was "responsible for the killing of 154 members of security forces and other innocent people and wounding of 320 people since 2003" and was "linked to members of foreign intelligence services.”

‘Jaish al-Adl’ group claims to fight for the “independence” of Sistan and Baluchestan province and its modus operandi is targeting civilians and police stations in the province to foment chaos and disorder.

The murderous ideology of the group is reflected by its green-colored logo, featuring an assault rifle.

The present leadership of the ‘Jaish e Adl’ group isn’t publicly known except for Salahuddin Farooqui and his deputy Mullah Omar Darakhshan, who are believed to be running the day-to-day militant activities of the group.

Farooqui was born in 1979 in Rask, Sistan and Baluchestan province, and has strong tribal connections with Baloch groups in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

He has openly voiced opposition to the Iranian government, vowed to divide the country and also unapologetically backed the Israeli-American aggression on Syria.

Darakhshan is the brother of Mullah ‘Mauluk’ Darakhshan, the slain Iranian Baloch separatist who was the founder of Sipah-e-Rasool Allah in the 1990s, a key ally of Pakistan-based anti-Shia outfits...

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