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'''Wali-ur-Rehman''' (Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (c. 1970, ([[Bannu]]) <ref name='fp20100430'>{{cite news|first=Mansur Khan|last=Mahsud| title = The new, new face of the Pakistani Taliban?|date=30 April 2010|url= http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/30/the_new_new_face_of_the_pakistani_taliban|newspaper=Foreign Policy|accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> - 29 May 2013) was a senior [[Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan]] (TTP) commander based in [[South Waziristan]].<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09> |
'''Wali-ur-Rehman''' (Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (c. 1970, ([[Bannu]]) <ref name='fp20100430'>{{cite news|first=Mansur Khan|last=Mahsud| title = The new, new face of the Pakistani Taliban?|date=30 April 2010|url= http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/30/the_new_new_face_of_the_pakistani_taliban|newspaper=Foreign Policy|accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> - 29 May 2013) was a senior [[Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan]] (TTP) commander based in [[South Waziristan]].<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09> |
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{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Baitullahs-likely-successor-Hakimullah-dies-in-Taliban-infighting/articleshow/4872084.cms|title=Baitullah's likely successor Hakimullah dies in Taliban infighting|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fpakistan%2FBaitullahs-likely-successor-Hakimullah-dies-in-Taliban-infighting%2Farticleshow%2F4872084.cms&date=2009-08-09|archivedate=9 August 2009|date=9 August 2009|newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wirestory?id=9714620&page=2|title=International News|newspaper=ABC News|accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref> Wali-ur-Rehman was formerly a spokesman for [[Baitullah Mehsud]], the late leader of the TTP.<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09/> |
{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Baitullahs-likely-successor-Hakimullah-dies-in-Taliban-infighting/articleshow/4872084.cms|title=Baitullah's likely successor Hakimullah dies in Taliban infighting|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fpakistan%2FBaitullahs-likely-successor-Hakimullah-dies-in-Taliban-infighting%2Farticleshow%2F4872084.cms&date=2009-08-09|archivedate=9 August 2009|date=9 August 2009|newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wirestory?id=9714620&page=2|title=International News|newspaper=ABC News|accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref> Wali-ur-Rehman was formerly a spokesman for [[Baitullah Mehsud]], the late leader of the TTP.<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09/> |
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Wali-ur-Rehman (Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (c. 1970, (Bannu) [1] - 29 May 2013) was a senior Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander based in South Waziristan.[2][3] Wali-ur-Rehman was formerly a spokesman for Baitullah Mehsud, the late leader of the TTP.[2]
Background
Wali-ur-Rehman's family hails from the Mal Khel branch of the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan. In 1996, he finished studies at the Jamia Islamia Imdadia madrassa in Faisalabad and returned to South Waziristan to teach in a madrassa in Kani Guram. He was affiliated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party prior to joining the Taliban in 2004.[1]
Following Baitullah Mehsud's death in a missile attack launched from a Predator drone, a shura convened to choose his successor to lead the Pakistani Taliban.[2] Wali-ur-Rehman was considered a contender for leadership. On August 9, 2009, it was rumored that a heated exchange at the shura escalated to open gunfire, and Wali-ur-Rehman allegedly shot Hakimullah Mehsud, another leadership contender. Rehman called a Reuters reporter to deny that there was fighting or a shura.[4] He and Hakimullah later telephoned the BBC to confirm the death of Baitullah Mehsud.[5]
On November 2, 2009, Pakistani authorities offered a Rs50 million ($600,000) [6] reward for information that leads to the capture or killing of Wali-ur-Rehman. They offered the same reward for similar information regarding Hakimullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain and smaller rewards for 16 other TTP militants.[7][8] On September 1, 2010, the United States added him and Hakimullah Mehsud to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and the TTP to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.[9] On August 26, 2011, an interview with him was aired on Al-Arabiya TV, in which he threatened to "wreak vengeance" on the U.S. and NATO (especially France and Britain) with "an attack greater than 9/11."[10]
Death
On 29 May 2013, Wali-ur-Rehman was reportedly killed by a US drone strike on a compound in the Chashma area of Miranshah, the main town of the North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan. The strike also killed six of his associates.[11] His death was confirmed by Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan on 30 May, 2013. [12]
Retaliatory Attack
In retaliation, the Jundul Hafsa group of the Taliban took credit for storming the base camp of base camp of the mountain Nanga Parbat. Two guides were abducted who led them to site where 10 foreign tourists were killed including two Chinese, one Chinese-American and one Nepalese. Other reports said five Ukrainians and one Russian were killed. A Taliban spokesman stated "By killing foreigners, we wanted to give a message to the world to play their role in bringing an end to the drone attacks,"[13]
References
- ^ a b Mahsud, Mansur Khan (30 April 2010). "The new, new face of the Pakistani Taliban?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Baitullah's likely successor Hakimullah dies in Taliban infighting". Times of India. 9 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009.
- ^ "International News". ABC News. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Bitani, Alamgir (9 August 2009). "US says evidence Taliban chief dead "pretty conclusive"". Reuters. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Taliban admit commander's death". BBC. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ "Pakistan offers Taliban bounties". BBC News. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Deadly blast rocks Pakistani city". Al Jazeera. Doha: Al Jazeera. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Government offers reward for leads on Taliban chiefs". Dawn. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Designations of Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan and Two Senior Leaders" (Press release). U.S. State Department. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September2010.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud, Deputy Commander of the Pakistani Taliban, Threatens to 'Wreak Vengeance' Upon the U.S. and NATO - Especially France and Britain - with 'an Attack Greater than 9/11'". Memri. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Sherazi, Zahir Shah (29 May 2013). "US drone strike kills TTP number two Waliur Rehman, six others". Dawn. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "TTP confirms Waliur Rehman's death; suspends talks". Dawn. 30 May, 2013. Retrieved 30 May, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/23/gunmen-kill-11-foreign-tourists-in-pakistan/ Fox News American among 10 foreign tourists shot dead in Pakistan. Published June 23, 2013 Associated Press]
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