Jundallah is a militant group established in 2003 and based in Iran. The group advocates for the rights of the Baloch people, a minority ethnic group in southeastern Iran.[3] Other goals of the group include the recognition of the Balochi culture and religion from the Iranian government and improvement of socioeconomic conditions in Sistan Baluchestan, where the Baloch people are concentrated.[4] Baloch people are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims, in contrast to the Shiite-dominated Iran. As a result, the Baloch are persecuted because of their ethnicity and religion by the Iranian government.[5] Jundallah was founded by Abdolmalek Rigi, who was in charge of the group's leadership until he was executed in 2010.[6] After Rigi’s death, Al-Hajj Mohammed Dhahir Baluch became the leader. Jundallah operates mainly in Sistan Baluchestan, a region in southeastern Iran that borders Pakistan.[7] Some of the most lethal attacks by the group include the Shiite Amir al-Mo’menin mosque attack (May 2009), a suicide bomb attack in a mall in the Sistan Baluchestan province (October 2009) and an attack in the Grand Mosque in Zahedan (July 2010).[8] View full narrative