Shahidullah Shahid

Sheikh Maqbool, known as Shahidullah Shahid, was a Pakistani Islamic militant who served in senior roles in both the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and in the Islamic State's province in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Shahidullah Shahid
Born
Sheikh Maqbool

Pakistan
Died
Afghanistan
NationalityPakistani
Other namesShahidullah Shahid

History

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Shahid served as a top spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban since the group was formed in 2006.

Islamic State

On 21 October 2014 he was sacked by the Pakistani Taliban for his pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State, which he had made a week prior.[1][2]

Death

On 9 July 2015, he was killed in an American airstrike in Dih Bala District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Gul Zaman, a militant commander from Pakistan’s Orakzai tribal region, was also killed in the strike.[3][4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Pakistani Taliban sack influential spokesman as divisions grow". Reuters. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. "Pakistan Taliban sack spokesman Shahidullah Shahid for IS vow". bbc.co.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed drone strike". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. Masoud Popalzai and Greg Botelho. "Agency: ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. "Former TTP leader Shahidullah Shahid killed in US drone strike - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. "Former TTP mouthpiece Shahidullah Shahid killed in US drone strike". dailypakistan.com.pk. Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. "Top ISIL leader in Afghanistan 'killed in drone strike'". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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