Hakimullah Mehsud

Hakimullah Mehsud (* around 1979 as Jamshed Mehsud in South Waziristan ; † November 1, 2013 in North Waziristan ) was a Pakistani Islamist. He was the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since 2009 . His predecessor in this position was Baitullah Mehsud , to whom he was not related. On September 1, 2010, the United States Department of State placed Mehsud and the TTP on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists , which allows financial sanctions against networks supporting them, while also offering a $ 5 million reward for clues leading to his capture to lead. As the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban, Mehsud was an important figure in the conflict in northwest Pakistan .

In 2010, the Pakistani secret service Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) reported on Mehsud's death. On January 15, 2012, the ISI again alleged that Mehsud had been killed by a drone . The TTP denied the information. On November 1, 2013, several media outlets reported that Mehsud had been hit by two rockets and killed as well as other people during a US Army drone attack on a vehicle parked in a Taliban facility in North Waziristan. The Pakistani military, and this time the Taliban too, confirmed his death.

Web links

Stefan Binder: New Taliban boss wanted for US drone. In: The Standard . November 5, 2013, accessed on November 5, 2013 (background report on the career and death of Mehsud).

Individual evidence

↑ Sascha Zastiral: Brutal attacks on Shiites. In: the daily newspaper . May 16, 2011, accessed May 16, 2011 .
↑ Hasnain Kazim , Yassin Musharbash: Al-Qaeda struggles for more influence with the Taliban. In: Spiegel Online . October 18, 2009, accessed May 25, 2011 .
^ Philip J. Crowley : Designations of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and Two Senior Leaders. Press statement. US Department of State, September 1, 2010, accessed May 26, 2011 (PRN: 2010/1186).
↑ Reports of the death of the Taliban leader. In: ORF . January 15, 2012, accessed January 16, 2012 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mehsud, Hakimullah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mehsud, Jamshed (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Pakistani leader of the Taliban
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Waziristan
DATE OF DEATH	1. November 2013
Place of death	Northern Waziristan

[TAZBrutale-1] Sascha Zastiral: Brutal attacks on Shiites. In: the daily newspaper . May 16, 2011, accessed May 16, 2011 .

[Spiegel2-2] Hasnain Kazim , Yassin Musharbash: Al-Qaeda struggles for more influence with the Taliban. In: Spiegel Online . October 18, 2009, accessed May 25, 2011 .

[3] Philip J. Crowley : Designations of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and Two Senior Leaders. Press statement. US Department of State, September 1, 2010, accessed May 26, 2011 (PRN: 2010/1186).

[ORFBerichte-4] Reports of the death of the Taliban leader. In: ORF . January 15, 2012, accessed January 16, 2012 .