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-{{Short description|Biafra separatist group}}
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-{{Distinguish|Biafran Armed Forces}}
-{{Infobox war faction
-| name             = Biafra Liberation Army
-| native_name      = {{lang|Ig|Ndị agha Nwelu onwe Biafra}}
-| native_name_lang = ig
-| war              =
-| image            = [[File:BIAFRA LIBERATION ARMY.png|300px]]
-| caption          = biafra liberation army Seal
-| active           = 2023 – ''present''
-| ideology         = [[Biafra|Biafra nationalism]]
-| leaders          = [[Simon Ekpa]]
-| allegiance       = {{flag| Biafra|size=22px}}
-[[File:BiafraRGIE.jpg|30px]]
-[[Biafran Government in Exile|BGIE]]<br/>
-{{flagicon|Biafra|size=22px}} [[Indigenous People of Biafra|IPOB]]<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://radiobiafra.co/biafra-movement-championed-by-ipob-do-not-have-an-army-nor-a-government-in-exile-ipob/|title=Biafra Movement Championed By IPOB Do Not Have An Army Nor A Government In Exile - IPOB|date=October 1, 2023}}</ref>
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-[[File:ESN militia logo.jpg|25px]] [[Eastern Security Network|ESN]]<ref name="auto1"/>
-| clans            =
-| headquarters     =
-| area             =
-| size             = 100,000 (Self claimed) <ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Emejor |first=Chibuzor |date=Oct 22, 2023 |title=BRGIE Unveils Biafra Liberation Army To Defend Territory |url=https://independent.ng/brgie-unveils-biafra-liberation-army-to-defend-territory/ |website=independent.ng}}</ref>
-| partof           =
-[[File:BiafraRGIE.jpg|30px]]
-[[Biafran Government in Exile]]
-| predecessor      =
-| successor        =
-| allies           = {{flag|Ambazonia|size=22px}} <br/>
-{{flagicon|Ambazonia|size=22px}}
-[[Ambazonia Governing Council|AGovC]] <br/>
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-[[Ambazonia Defence Forces]]
+{{R to related topic}}
-| split            =
-| opponents        = {{flag|Nigeria|size=22px}}
-| battles          = [[Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria]]
-| website          = {{URL|biafrarepublicgov.org}}<br/>
-{{URL|https://www.bgie-gov.net/}}
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-The '''Biafra Liberation Army ''' (BLA) is a military organization that was announced in September 2023 by [[Simon Ekpa]] to fight for the independence of [[Biafra]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/biafra-liberation-army-resistance-fighters-will-protect-igbos-in-southeast-simon-ekpa/|title=Biafra Liberation Army, Resistance Fighters will protect Igbos in southeast - Simon Ekpa |website=Vanguard News}}</ref>
-a partially recognised country in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Biafra {{!}} Secession, Civil War & Legacy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Biafra |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
-== Background ==
-The militia group was established by the [[Finland]]-based politician and activist [[Simon Ekpa]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/09/04/simon-ekpa-unveils-deadly-biafran-liberation-army-video-photos/|title=Simon Ekpa unveils deadly Biafran Liberation Army (Video, Photos) |website=P.M. News}}</ref> together with the Biafra Resistance Fighters (BRF) under the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BiafraRGIE).<ref name="auto"/>
-== See also ==
-* [[Biafran Government in Exile]]
-* [[Indigenous People of Biafra]]
-* [[Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra]]
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Biafra]]
-[[Category:Rebel groups in Nigeria]]