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 served in senior roles in both the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and in the Islamic State's province in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Shahidullah Shahid | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Sheikh Maqbool Orakzai |
| Died | 9 July 2015 |
| Other names | Abu Umar Maqbool al Khurasani |
History edit
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan edit
Shahid served as a top spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban since the group was formed in 2006.
Islamic State edit
On 21 October 2014 he was sacked by the Pakistani Taliban 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.