Shahidullah Shahid
Shahidullah Shahid | |
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| Born | Sheikh Maqbool Orakzai |
| Died | 9 July 2015 |
| Other names | Abu Umar Maqbool al Khurasani |
Sheikh Maqbool Orakzai (died 9 July 2015),[1] known as Shahidullah Shahid and later as Abu Umar Maqbool al Khurasani,[2] was a Pakistani Islamic militant who had senior roles in both the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State's province in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
History
[edit]Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
[edit]Shahid served as a top spokesman for the militant group TTP since it was formed in 2006.
Islamic State
[edit]On 21 October 2014 he was sacked by the TTP for his pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State, which he had made a week prior.[3][4]
Death
[edit]On 9 July 2015, he was killed in an American airstrike in Dih Bala District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Gul Zaman, a militant commander from Pakistan’s Orakzai tribal region, was also killed in the strike.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid killed in US drone strike: report". Dawn News. 9 July 2015.
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christopher. Pakistan at the Crossroads : Domestic Dynamics and External Pressures. Columbia University Press. p. 130.
- ^ "Pakistani Taliban sack influential spokesman as divisions grow". Reuters. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan Taliban sack spokesman Shahidullah Shahid for IS vow". bbc.co.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed drone strike". telegraph.co.uk. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Masoud Popalzai; Greg Botelho (9 July 2015). "Agency: ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Former TTP leader Shahidullah Shahid killed in US drone strike - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Former TTP mouthpiece Shahidullah Shahid killed in US drone strike". dailypakistan.com.pk. Daily Pakistan. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Top ISIL leader in Afghanistan 'killed in drone strike'". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.