Ilyas Kashmiri | |
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Born |
Pakistan administered Kashmir, Pakistan |
10 February 1964
Died | 3 June 2011 North Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan |
(aged 47)
Cause of death | Drone attack |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Military career | |
Allegiance |
Pakistan (1980's–2003) Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (1991–2011) al-Qaeda (2007–2011) |
Service/branch |
Pakistan Army Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
al-Qaeda |
Years of service | c.1980's–2011 |
Rank |
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Battles/wars |
Soviet war in Afghanistan |
Pakistan Army
(1980's–2003)
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.