Jaish ul-Adl

Jaish ul-Adl
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Leaders	Salahuddin Farooqui[1] Amir Naroui †[2] Hashem Nokri †[3]
Foundation	2012[1]
Motives	Independence of Sistan and Baluchestan province[4]
Active regions	Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran[5][6]
Ideology	Baloch nationalism[7] Sunni Islamism[8][9][10] Jihadism[7][9] Separatism[9][11] Sectarianism[12] Anti-Iranian sentiment[13] Anti-Khomeinism Anti-Shi'ism
Major actions	Attacks (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 attacks	2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing
Status	Active
Size	500[1]
Battles and wars	Sistan 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]