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 .
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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 |