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Growing Role of Women in Baloch Militancy

03.13.2026 Naureen Salim

Executive Summary: The Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Operation Herof-2 attacks on January 31 marked a strategic shift, as the elite suicide unit, the Majeed Brigade,...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Herof-2 Highlights Digital and Drone Advances in Baloch Insurgency (Part Two)

03.13.2026 Rahim Nasar

Executive Summary: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched operation Herof-2 (“Storm-2”), conducting coordinated attacks across several districts of Balochistan on January 31, demonstrating the group’s...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Quadcopter Drones Reshaping Pakistan’s Militant Landscape (Part One)

03.13.2026 Rahim Nasar

Executive Summary: Militant organizations, particularly the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), have begun using commercially available quadcopter drones for offensive operations, shifting...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Pragmatism in the PRC’s South Asia Party Diplomacy

03.13.2026 Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury

Executive Summary: The International Liaison Department (ILD) of the Chinese Communist Party held 33 engagements in 2025 with representatives from South Asian countries. The department...

Publication China Brief Notes