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{{Short description|Taliban spokesman}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
[[File:Waliur Rehman TTP.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Waliur Rehman Mehsud]]
| name = Wali-ur-Rehman
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'''Wali-ur-Rehman''' (Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (1970<ref>https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20100901.shtml.aspx</ref><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> &ndash; 29 May 2013) was a senior [[Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan]] (TTP) commander based in [[South Waziristan]].<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09>
| image = Waliur Rehman TTP.jpg
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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=https://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]]|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}</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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| birth_date = 1970
| birth_place = [[South Waziristan]], Pakistan
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2013|5|29|1970}}
| death_place = Chashma, [[Miranshah]], [[North Waziristan]], Pakistan
| office = Senior Commander of the [[Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan]]
| term_start =?
| term_end = 29 May 2013
| predecessor = [[Baitullah Mehsud]]
| successor =
| party =
| otherparty = [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]] (prior to joining the Taliban in 2004)
| education = [[Jamia Islamia Imdadia]], Faisalabad
}}
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'''Wali-ur-Rehman''' (Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (1970<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20100901.shtml.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212035257/https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20100901.shtml.aspx | archive-date=12 December 2010 | title=Recent OFAC Actions-September 1, 2010 }}</ref><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> &ndash; 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=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809164137/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/pakistan/Baitullahs-likely-successor-Hakimullah-dies-in-Taliban-infighting/articleshow/4872084.cms|archivedate=9 August 2009|date=9 August 2009|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wirestory?id=9714620&page=2|title=International News|publisher=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/>


==Background==
==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.<ref name="fp20100430"/>
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.<ref name="fp20100430"/>


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.<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09/> Wali-ur-Rehman was considered a contender for leadership. On 9 August 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bitani, Alamgir|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSISL181950._CH_.2400|title=US says evidence Taliban chief dead "pretty conclusive"|date=9 August 2009|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=22 August 2009}}</ref> He and Hakimullah later telephoned the [[BBC]] to confirm the death of Baitullah Mehsud.<ref name="death_1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8220762.stm|title=Taliban admit commander's death|date=25 August 2009|publisher=BBC|accessdate=25 August 2009}}</ref>
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.<ref name=TimesOfIndia2009-08-09/> Wali-ur-Rehman was considered a contender for leadership. On 9 August 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bitani, Alamgir|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSISL181950._CH_.2400|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812125116/http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSISL181950._CH_.2400|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2009|title=US says evidence Taliban chief dead "pretty conclusive"|date=9 August 2009|work=Reuters|accessdate=22 August 2009}}</ref> He and Hakimullah later telephoned the [[BBC]] to confirm the death of Baitullah Mehsud.<ref name="death_1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8220762.stm|title=Taliban admit commander's death|date=25 August 2009|publisher=BBC|accessdate=25 August 2009}}</ref>


On 2 November 2009, Pakistani authorities offered a [[Pakistani rupee|Rs]]50 million ($600,000) <ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8337237.stm|work=BBC News|title=Pakistan offers Taliban bounties|date=2 November 2009| accessdate=27 May 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Deadly blast rocks Pakistani city|newspaper=Al Jazeera|location=Doha|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2 November 2009|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/200911274944627440.html|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Government offers reward for leads on Taliban chiefs |newspaper=Dawn|date=2 November 2009|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-government-offers-reward-for-leads-on-taliban-chiefs-ha-04|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> On 1 September 2010, the United States added him and [[Hakimullah Mehsud]] to its list of [[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]]s and the TTP to its list of [[Foreign Terrorist Organization]]s.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Designations of Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan and Two Senior Leaders|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/09/146545.htm |publisher=U.S. State Department|date=2 September 2010|accessdate=2 September 2010}}</ref> On 26 August 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5603.htm|title=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' |publisher=Memri|accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref>
On 2 November 2009, Pakistani authorities offered a [[Pakistani rupee|Rs]]50 million ($600,000)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8337237.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Pakistan offers Taliban bounties|date=2 November 2009| accessdate=27 May 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Deadly blast rocks Pakistani city|publisher=Al Jazeera|location=Doha|date=2 November 2009|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/11/200911274944627440.html|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Government offers reward for leads on Taliban chiefs |newspaper=Dawn|date=2 November 2009|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/07-government-offers-reward-for-leads-on-taliban-chiefs-ha-04|accessdate=2 November 2009}}</ref> On 1 September 2010, the United States added he and [[Hakimullah Mehsud]] to its list of [[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]]s and the TTP to its list of [[Foreign Terrorist Organization]]s.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Designations of Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan and Two Senior Leaders|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/09/146545.htm |publisher=U.S. State Department|date=2 September 2010|accessdate=2 September 2010}}</ref> On 26 August 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5603.htm|title=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' |publisher=Memri|accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
On 29 May 2013, Wali-ur-Rehman was reportedly killed by a [[Drone attacks in Pakistan|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sherazi|first=Zahir Shah|title=US drone strike kills TTP number two Waliur Rehman, six others|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1014506/us-drone-strike-kills-four-in-north-waziristan|accessdate=29 May 2013|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=29 May 2013}}</ref> His death was confirmed by [[Tehrik-e-Taliban]] spokesman [[Ehsanullah Ehsan (Taliban spokesman)|Ehsanullah Ehsan]] on 30 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=TTP confirms Waliur Rehman's death; suspends talks|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1014906/ttp-confirms-waliur-rehmans-death-suspends-talks|accessdate=30 May 2013|newspaper=Dawn|date=30 May 2013}}</ref>
On 29 May 2013, Wali-ur-Rehman was reportedly killed by a [[Drone attacks in Pakistan|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sherazi|first=Zahir Shah|title=US drone strike kills TTP number two Waliur Rehman, six others|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1014506/us-drone-strike-kills-four-in-north-waziristan|accessdate=29 May 2013|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|location=Pakistan|date=29 May 2013}}</ref> His death was confirmed by [[Tehrik-e-Taliban]] spokesman [[Ehsanullah Ehsan (Taliban spokesman)|Ehsanullah Ehsan]] on 30 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=TTP confirms Waliur Rehman's death; suspends talks|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1014906/ttp-confirms-waliur-rehmans-death-suspends-talks|accessdate=30 May 2013|newspaper=Dawn|date=30 May 2013}}</ref>


== Retaliatory attack ==
== Retaliatory attack ==
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In retaliation, the Jundul Hafsa group of the Taliban took credit for storming the 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,"<ref>[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 23 June 2013 Associated Press]</ref>
In retaliation, the Jundul Hafsa group of the Taliban took credit for storming the base camp of the mountain Nanga Parbat. Two guides were abducted, who led them to a 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."<ref>[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 23 June 2013 Associated Press]</ref>


== See also ==
* [[List of Deobandis]]
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 11 January 2024

Wali-ur-Rehman
Senior Commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
In office
? – 29 May 2013
Preceded byBaitullah Mehsud
Personal details
Born1970
South Waziristan, Pakistan
Died29 May 2013(2013-05-29) (aged 42–43)
Chashma, Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Other political
affiliations		Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (prior to joining the Taliban in 2004)
EducationJamia Islamia Imdadia, Faisalabad

Wali-ur-Rehman (Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (1970[1][2] – 29 May 2013) was a senior Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander based in South Waziristan.[3][4] Wali-ur-Rehman was formerly a spokesman for Baitullah Mehsud, the late leader of the TTP.[3]

Background

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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.[2]

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.[3] Wali-ur-Rehman was considered a contender for leadership. On 9 August 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.[5] He and Hakimullah later telephoned the BBC to confirm the death of Baitullah Mehsud.[6]

On 2 November 2009, Pakistani authorities offered a Rs50 million ($600,000)[7] 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.[8][9] On 1 September 2010, the United States added he and Hakimullah Mehsud to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and the TTP to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.[10] On 26 August 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."[11]

Death

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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.[12] His death was confirmed by Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan on 30 May 2013.[13]

Retaliatory attack

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Main article: 2013 Nanga Parbat tourist shooting

In retaliation, the Jundul Hafsa group of the Taliban took credit for storming the base camp of the mountain Nanga Parbat. Two guides were abducted, who led them to a 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."[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Recent OFAC Actions-September 1, 2010". Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b Mahsud, Mansur Khan (30 April 2010). "The new, new face of the Pakistani Taliban?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Baitullah's likely successor Hakimullah dies in Taliban infighting". The Times of India. 9 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009.
  4. ^ "International News". ABC News. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. ^ Bitani, Alamgir (9 August 2009). "US says evidence Taliban chief dead "pretty conclusive"". Reuters. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Taliban admit commander's death". BBC. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Pakistan offers Taliban bounties". BBC News. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Deadly blast rocks Pakistani city". Doha: Al Jazeera. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  9. ^ "Government offers reward for leads on Taliban chiefs". Dawn. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  10. ^ "Designations of Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan and Two Senior Leaders" (Press release). U.S. State Department. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Sherazi, Zahir Shah (29 May 2013). "US drone strike kills TTP number two Waliur Rehman, six others". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  13. ^ "TTP confirms Waliur Rehman's death; suspends talks". Dawn. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  14. ^ Fox News American among 10 foreign tourists shot dead in Pakistan. Published 23 June 2013 Associated Press
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