People's Fighters Front

For other meanings, see PFF and JMM.
People's Fighters Front
جبهه مبارزین مردمی
Also known asPFF, JMM
Head of the political officeAbdul Rahman Baloch
SpokespersonMahmud Baloch[1]
Foundation10 December 2025
Dates of operation2025–present
Country Iran
IdeologyBaloch nationalism
Baloch separatism
Sunni Islamism
StatusActive
Wars
Organizations
  • Jaysh al-Adl
  • Nasr Movement
  • Pada Baloch Movement
  • Muhammad Rasul Allah Group
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The People's Fighters Front (Balochi: جبهه مبارزین مردمی, romanized: Jabheh-yi Mubarizin-i Mardumi) abbreviated as PFF or JMM, is a Baloch nationalist militant organization mainly operating in the Sistan and Balochistan province in southeastern Iran. It was founded in late 2025 as a merger of several Sunni Baloch militias, including Jaysh al-Adl, and has been participant in the Sistan and Balochistan insurgency. The PFF's masked spokesperson is Mahmud Baloch.[2]

History

Background

Before the official formation of the group, Iran's IRGC had launched multiple counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in 2024 and 2025 targeting the group's strongest subgroup, Jaysh al-Adl, inflicting losses on the group, which continued even after the PFF was formed.[3][4][5]

Establishment

On 10 December 2025, multiple militias such as Jaysh al-Adl, Nasr Movement, Pada Baloch Movement, Muhammad Rasul Allah Group and others announced the formation of a single united organization called the "People's Fighters Front" (PFF).[6][7][8][9] The PFF announced that it seeks to restore and "protect the economic, political, cultural, and religious dignity" of Iranians and overthrow the "Velayat-e-Faqih regime", which refers to Iran.[10] The flag of the PFF is similar to flags of other Baloch nationalist groups, especially in Pakistan.[11] According to their own statement, green represents hope, red represents resistance and white represents honesty and unity while the blue crescent is a symbol of Balochi culture.[11]

On 13 December 2025, after the group's formation, senior Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army's Ground Forces, appointed junior Brigadier General Abbas Malekizadeh as the new commander of the Ground Forces' Southeast Regional Headquarters in order to help counter the group after its formation.[12]

Operations

The PFF claimed responsibility for an attack on Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) personnel, killing at least 4 people near Zahedan, Sistan and Balochistan province.[6][13]

2025–2026 Iranian protests

Main article: 2025–2026 Iranian protests

The PFF originally announced its support for the nationwide protests in Iran, but that they would not participate within the protests.[14]

On 7 January 2026, PFF militants killed Mahmoud Haqiqat, the police chief of Iranshahr.[15][16]

On 11 January 2026, PFF fighters killed one Law Enforcement Command officer and injured another in an attack on an LEC patrol vehicle in Dashtiari County, Sistan and Balochistan province.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sayeh, Janatan (2025-12-12). "Iranian Baluch separatist factions establish Popular Fighters Front coalition". FDD. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  2. ^ Sayeh, Janatan (2025-12-12). "Iranian Baluch separatist factions establish Popular Fighters Front coalition". FDD. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. ^ Solomon, Christopher (2025-12-19). "Iran Update, December 18, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  4. ^ "Iran's IRGC says it killed over a dozen militants in southeast". Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  5. ^ Mukherjee, Srishti (8 November 2024). "Iran's Revolutionary Guards Intensify Crackdown in Sistan-Balochistan, Killing More Militants". NewsX World. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Armed group claims deadly attack on Guards members in southeast Iran". Iran International. 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  7. ^ "یک ائتلاف جدید از گروه‌های بلوچ مسئولیت حمله مسلحانه به نیروهای سپاه در لار را برعهده گرفت". www.radiozamaneh.com (in Persian). 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  8. ^ "- IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM WORLDWIDE". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ Solomon, Christopher (2025-12-12). "Iran Update, December 11, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  10. ^ "UNHCR Web Archive". webarchive.archive.unhcr.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b @jmmfront (December 10, 2025). "توضیح پرچم «جبهه مبارزین مردمی» سبز نماد امید ،قرمز مقاومت،سفید نماد صداقت و اتحاد، و هلال آبی برگرفته از فرهنگ سیستان و بلوچستان" [Explanation of the flag of the "People's Fighters' Front". Green symbolizes hope, red symbolizes resistance, white symbolizes honesty and unity, and the blue crescent is taken from the culture of Sistan and Balochistan.] (Tweet) (in Persian) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Iran Update, December 15, 2025". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  13. ^ Siddique, Abubakar (18 February 2019). "Shadowy Group Again Threatens Iran-Pakistan Relations". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  14. ^ "'People's Fighters Front' Of Sunni Jihadi Groups Says It Will Not Participate In Iran's Protests But Warns It Will 'Respond To Every Bullet Fired By The Oppressive Agents Of The Ruling Structure... In Tehran, Shiraz, Hamedan, Mashhad, And Other Places In Iran'". MEMRI. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  15. ^ "Iran: Police officer shot dead in Iranshahr". caliber.az. 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  16. ^ "خبرگاه؛ علی اردستانی به اتهام "جاسوسی" برای اسرائیل اعدام شد". DW (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  17. ^ Bern, Stefaniia (2026-01-12). "Iran Update, January 11, 2026". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
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