The United States has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, as Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTO), the State Department issued a statement on its on Monday.

The statement further said that the Majeed Brigade has also been added as an alias to BLA’s previous Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) listing, which makes it a crime in the US to provide support to the groups.

BLA was first designated as an SDGT in 2019 following multiple terrorist attacks. Since then, the group has claimed responsibility for further violent incidents, including attacks carried out by the Majeed Brigade, the statement added.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that today’s action underlines the Trump administration’s commitment to countering terrorism. “

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