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 |
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| Born | Infobox Military Person c. 1965 |
| Died | August 24, 2012 (aged 46–47) |
| Resting place | Infobox Military Person |
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| 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
- ^ a b Declan Walsh & Eric Schmitt (24 August 2012). "Militant Leader Believed Dead in Pakistan Drone Strike". NY Times. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b 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