Ilyas Kashmiri
| Ilyas Kashmiri | |
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| Born |
10 February 1964 Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
| Died | 3 June 2011 (aged 47) North Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Drone attack |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (1991–2011) al-Qaeda (2007–2011)
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| Service/branch |
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| Years of service | 1980s–2011 |
| Rank |
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| Battles/wars |
Soviet war in Afghanistan |
Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (1991–2011)
al-Qaeda (2007–2011)
Soviet war in Afghanistan
Kashmir conflict
Ilyas Kashmiri, also referred to as Maulana Ilyas Kashmiri and Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri (10 February 1964 – 3 June 2011), was a senior al-Qaeda operative and leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HUJI) He was also connected with the Soviet-Afghan war, the Kashmir conflict and attacks against India, Pakistan and the United States. In August 2010, the US and the United Nations designated him a terrorist. NBC News reported that United States officials had mentioned him as a possible successor to Osama bin Laden as head of al-Qaeda.
Kashmiri hailed from the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. Kashmiri was reported by some media sources as having served in the Pakistan Army's elite Special Services Group (SSG), however he denied this in an interview with journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad. Kashmiri also spent a year studying communications at the Allama Iqbal University.
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