{"id":30471,"date":"2016-11-21T02:30:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T02:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/report-isil-claims-deadly-attack-on-pakistani\/"},"modified":"2016-11-21T02:30:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T02:30:47","slug":"report-isil-claims-deadly-attack-on-pakistani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/report-isil-claims-deadly-attack-on-pakistani\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: ISIL claims deadly attack on Pakistani forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{At least four members of Pakistani security forces killed by gunmen on a motorcycle in restive Balochistan province.}<\/p>\n<p>ISIL has claimed the killing of four members of Pakistani security forces who were shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in the southwestern city of Quetta in the troubled Balochistan region. <\/p>\n<p>A statement issued on Sunday by the armed group gave no further details about the attack, which took place the day before.<\/p>\n<p>The ISIL affiliate in Pakistan has grown in recent months by attracting disgruntled Taliban fighters, and by targeting the country&#8217;s Shia Muslim minority.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, ISIL, also claimed an attack on a Sufi shrine earlier this month that killed more than 50 people.<\/p>\n<p>The blast at Shah Noorani shrine occurred while hundreds of people were inside to celebrate the Sufi saint&#8217;s 500th birth anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Balochistan is the scene of a violent separatist movement. But officials recently told Al Jazeera that the area has become a safe haven for fighters fleeing military operations in other regions bordering Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>In the largely remote and neglected region, Pakistani security forces and symbols of the state have come under attack from armed groups, while civilians have lost lives in sectarian violence.<\/p>\n<p>Balochistan is a strategically important province to Pakistan because of the high concentration of natural resources &#8211; including oil, coal, gold, copper and gas reserves, which generates substantial revenue for the federal government &#8211; and the only deep-sea port at Gwadar.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the local armed group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi boasted of a deadly attack on a police station in Quetta. <\/p>\n<p>At least 61 people were killed and several were held hostage for hours during the attack on a dormitory inside the police centre.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has carried out military operations against armed groups in tribal areas near Afghanistan and in cities across Pakistan, but fighters are still capable of staging frequent attacks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-16512 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d6a88791cc27477fb441c0d1ba55639c_18.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistani security forces have endured recent attacks by ISIL and other armed groups\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{At least four members of Pakistani security forces killed by gunmen on a motorcycle in restive Balochistan province.} ISIL has claimed the killing of four members of Pakistani security forces who were shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in the southwestern city of Quetta in the troubled Balochistan region. 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