Ilyas Kashmiri
Ilyas Kashmiri | |
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الیاس کشمیری | |
Ilyas Kashmiri | |
| Born | 10 February 1964 |
| Died | 3 June 2011 (aged 47) |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
| Other names | Major Iqbal Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri |
| Alma mater | Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia Allama Iqbal Open University |
| Occupation | Pakistani SSG |
| Organization(s) | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Jaish-e-Mohammad 313 Brigade |
| Known for | Beheading of Bhausaheb Maruti Talekar |
| Movement | 313 Brigade |
Ilyas Kashmiri (Urdu: الیاس کشمیری, romanized: Ilyās Kaśmīrī; 10 February 1964 – 3 June 2011) was a Pakistani Special Forces Operator turned Islamist jihadist militant leader. He was a major terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir, and had fought against Indian troops there during several engagements. He was killed on 3 June 2011 in US drone attack on a compound in South Waziristan district.
NBC News said that United States officials had mentioned him as a possible successor to Osama bin Laden as head of al-Qaeda. Prior to his death, a CNN headline called him the "most dangerous man on Earth", and the journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad said, "He is invariably described by the world intelligence agencies as the most effective, dangerous, and successful guerrilla leader in the world."