First attacks On 25 August 2012, 10 members of the
IRGC were killed in an attack. On 25 October 2013, the group claimed responsibility for killing 14 Iranian border guards in the city of
Saravan. The group claimed that the attack was in retaliation of 16 Iranian Baloch prisoners who were on death row. Weeks later, on 6 November, two attackers opened fire on Musa Nuri's vehicle in the city of
Zabol, province of Sistan and Balochistan. At least two people were killed in the attack, including Nuri, the Zabol city prosecutor, and his driver. Jaysh al-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as for the hanging of the prisoners days before. Nine days later, militants attacked a patrol of the
border guard, killing fourteen guards and wounding six more. On 2 December of the same year, militants attacked an outpost in Saravan, killing one guard and wounding four, in response to the execution of 16 terrorists. Two weeks later, a roadside mine detonated against members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Saravan, Sistan and Balochistan province, killing three soldiers. Jaysh al-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack even in retaliation for the hanging of the 16 militiamen.
Intensification of attacks On 2 February 2014, terrorist abducted five Iranian border guards in Sistan and Baluchistan, being transferred to Pakistan. One of the hostages was killed sometime in March 2014, while the other four were released on 4 April 2014. Jaysh al-Adl claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. On 9 October, Iran's state news agency reported that three members of Iranian security forces were killed by Jaysh al-Adl. According to the news agency, the militants had called the police emergency line and once the members of security forces reached the area, they were attacked by militants belonging to Jaysh al-Adl. Previously, one Iranian soldier was killed and two pro-government militiamen were wounded in an attack that was blamed on Jaysh al-Adl. On 6 April 2015, eight Iranian border guards were killed in a cross-border attack from Pakistan. Four days later, Jaysh al-Adl attacked an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) patrol, killing two officers in the attack. On 4 November of the same year, an explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in the Qasre Qand area, injuring four officers. It was not until 6 January 2017, when the Group opened fire on an IRGC patrol in Jakigour, Sistan and Balochistan, killing one soldier and wounding three more. On 26 April 2017, the group claimed responsibility for an ambush that killed at least nine Iranian border guards and injured two others. The Iranian border guards were patrolling the
Pakistan–Iran border when they were attacked. On 11 March 2018 four Jaysh al-Adl attackers (including two suicide bombers), killing all the attackers and wounding two Iranian soldiers. In April of the same year, an explosive device near a police post in Mirjaveh, killing three Iranian officers and three terrorists. On 26 June, terrorists again attacked an IRGC post in Mirjaveh, killing three terrorists and four soldiers in the attack. On 16 October, Jaysh al-Adl attack again in Mirjaveh poisoned and kidnapped 12 security personnel, and taken to Pakistan. Five hostages were freed on 15 November 2018, and four more hostages were freed on 22 March 2019. Jaysh al-Adl claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. In December 2018, the group took responsibility for a suicide bombing in the port city of
Chabahar, killing two police officers and wounded forty-two others. On 13 February 2019, a
suicide bombing in Iran targeting a bus carrying IRGC personnel killed 27 people.
2023 On 30 June 2023, an explosive device detonated against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) convoy in Kurin, Zahedan, Iran, injuring one soldier. Jaysh al-Adl later claimed responsibility for the attack. On 8 July 2023, the group claimed responsibility for the attack on a police station in Zahedan killing two police officers. All four armed perpetrators died at the scene. On 15 December 2023, the group conducted an attack targeting a police station in Rask, Sistan and Baluchistan Province and killing 11 police officers.
2024 On 17 January 2024, just a day after
Iran's missile attack on Pakistan, Jaysh al-Adl claimed to assassinate three
IRGC officials including Colonel Hossein-Ali Javdanfar who was a
IRGC commander for
Sistan-Baluchistan Corps of
Quds force. On 4 April 2024, just three days after an
Israeli airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate building in Damascus,
IRNA reported that the group targeted
several military headquarters in the southern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, killing 16 Iranian soldiers (including troops from both the
IRGC and
Artesh). It was also reported that 18 militants were killed. Jaysh al-Adl, in a statement, announced that the purpose of this attack was to counter the Iranian government's plan titled "
Makran Coastal Development Plan", which through the Islamic Republic of Iran's government was building planned settlements on the
coast of Baluchistan and planning to move 7 million
Shias settlers from the
Fatemiyoun and
Zainabiyoun brigades (primarily from
Pakistanis in Iran and
Afghans in Iran respectively) to the coastal area of Balochistan and settle them. On 18 July 2024, An Iranian police officer was killed and two others injured in an armed attack in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, local police said on Friday.According to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency, a group of gunmen in a sedan opened fire at a patrol unit in the city of Saravan late on Thursday, leaving several injured. On 13 September 2024, at least 3 soldiers of the Iranian
Border Guard Command were killed in an ambush in the
Mirjaveh city of the south eastern province of
Sistan Balouchestan near
Pakistan-Iran border by the Jaysh al-Adl. The fatal casualties included an officer and two soldiers namely Second Lieutenant Mohammad Amin Narouei, Private Parsa Soozani, and Private Amir Ebrahimzadeh. One civilian present at the scene was also injured in the attack. The Jaysh al-Adl terrorist group, which was known for its violent activities and operates from neighboring Pakistan, had claimed responsibility for the assault. Following the recent incident, Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref extended his condolences to the Iranian people and the families of the martyrs. On 30 September 2024, at least 6 policemen were killed in separate attacks across different cities of the Iranian province of
Sistan and Baluchestan. In one incident, an Iranian border guard was killed and 2 others sustained injuries in a clash with unidentified armed persons in the Parud intersection of the
Rask district of Sistan and Baluchistan. In a similar incident, another Iranian Police personnel of the Ranger unit was shot dead by unidentified armed persons in the city of
Khash. In another attack, an Iranian Foraja personnel sustained injuries when unidentified armed persons targeted a Domak police station in
Zahedan, the capital city of Sistan and Baluchistan province. Similarly, an Iranian border guard was killed when unidentified armed persons targeted Makki station in
Hirmand County. According to Iranian state media, Jaysh al-Adl claimed responsibility for all the attacks. On 2 October, 2024 a report published by the
Friday Times on the growing amounts of Terrorism in Pakistan reported that "[the] Iran-based militant group Jaishul-Adl has been suspected of being involved in certain attacks in Balochistan, further complicating the security situation [in Pakistan]". On 26 October 2024, 10 policemen were killed when a police convoy was attacked in
Sistan and Baluchestan. Jaysh al-Adl claimed responsibility. On 10 November 2024, five soldiers of the
IRGC were killed in an ambush. The militants attacked a watchtower in Sirkan area of
Saravan near the
Iranian-Pakistani border on Sunday evening, killing five members of the
IRGC's Basij paramilitary forces, Mansour Bijar, the governor-general of
Sistan-Baluchistan, told the state-run television.
2025 On 22 August 2025, five police officers were killed in an ambush when two vehicles, a
Hilux and an
IKCO Samand, were travelling in the
Daman area of
Iranshahr County. Armed individuals opened fire on the vehicles, causing them to stop; following a brief exchange of gunfire, the armed individuals stole weapons belonging to the security forces. Eyewitnesses said that more casualties occurred, and a major number of security reinforcements flooded roads around the county. ==Losses==