Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani
Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani | |
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Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement | |
In office 2010–2012 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Haq |
Succeeded by | Abdullah Mansour |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1965 |
Died | August 24, 2012 46–47) | (aged
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
East Turkestan Islamic Movement al-Qaeda |
Battles/wars |
Xinjiang conflict War in North-West Pakistan |
Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani, also known as Abdul Shakoor Damla and Emeti Yakuf,[1] was the emir of the East Turkistan Islamic Party, an Islamist organisation that seeks independence for China's Xinjiang province and for it to become an Islamic state.[2] In August 2011, Adbul Shakoor reportedly appeared in a video with his face obscured taking responsibility for the 2011 Kashgar attacks and 2011 Hotan attack.[2]
Abdul Shakoor reportedly took command of al Qaeda forces in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in April 2011 after Saif al-Adel left the region, according to the jihadist newspaper Karachi Islam [3][4]
Abdul Shakoor was killed in North Waziristan in a CIA drone strike on August 24, 2012.[1][5]
See also
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
References
- 1 2 Declan Walsh & Eric Schmitt (24 August 2012). "Militant Leader Believed Dead in Pakistan Drone Strike". NY Times. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- 1 2 Jacob Zenn (2011-12-30). "Al-Qaeda's Uighur Jihadi: A Profile of the Turkistan Islamic Party's Abdul Shakoor Turkistani". Jamestown Foundation.
- ↑ "New leader plans attacks on Pakistan". Long War Journal. 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Turkistan Islamic Party leader thought killed in US drone strike". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=39903&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=13&cHash=87f3b0557e55a1ad454b1a1bd1a71e0e
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