Baloch separatists kill 24 soldiers in Pakistan train bombing

A Baloch separatist group claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing targeting a military train in Quetta, Pakistan on May 24, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens more, including women and children, according to Al Jazeera. The attack struck a train carrying soldiers in Balochistan province, a region experiencing ongoing separatist violence. Baloch separatist groups have conducted numerous attacks against Pakistani military and civilian targets as part of a decades-long insurgency seeking autonomy or independence from Pakistan. The bombing underscores persistent instability in Pakistan's restive southwestern province, where separatist violence competes with Taliban-linked militant activity.