Ansar Al-Furqan
highlights:
Established In: 2013;
Key Members: Salahuddin Farooqui;
Operational Area: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Khuzestan Province;
Involved In: Assasinations, Armed Attacks, Bomb Attacks, Kidnapping;
Key Members: Salahuddin Farooqui;
Operational Area: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Khuzestan Province;
Involved In: Assasinations, Armed Attacks, Bomb Attacks, Kidnapping;
Connected With:
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General Info:
Ansar Al-Furqan is a Sunni Baloch militant organization active in Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency and a designated terrorist organization by Iran. The terrorist group was established in December 2013 by a merger of Harakat al-Ansar and Hizbul-Furqan.
According to Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium, they have ties to Al-Nusra Front, Jaish ul-Adl, Katibat al Asad Al Islamia and Jeish Muhammad.
During the 2017-18 Iranian protests, Ansar Al-Furqan claimed responsibility for bombing an oil pipeline in Ahvaz, a city located in Iran‘s Khuzestan province.
They also took responsibility for 2018 Chabahar suicide bombing which killed two people and injured around 48 others.
