Insurgent attacks surge in southeastern Iran

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Armed insurgent attacks have intensified in southeastern Iran, with the Baluch coalition JMM claiming five operations in the first eight days of October. A review of 37 incidents since January 2026 describes attacks on Iranian security forces and a shift toward Iranian nationalist messaging.

Insurgent attacks have intensified in southeastern Iran, with the Baluch coalition JMM claiming five operations in the first eight days of October. A review of 37 armed incidents since January 2026 traces the renewed insurgency, its growing attacks on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and police, and JMM’s shift toward framing its struggle in Iranian nationalist terms. The post Insurgent attacks surge in southeastern Iran appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.