Ilyas Kashmiri (militant)

Ilyas Kashmiri
Born	(1964-02-10)10 February 1964 Pakistan administered Kashmir, Pakistan
Died	3 June 2011(2011-06-03) (aged 47) North Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan
Cause of death	Drone attack
Nationality	Pakistani
Military career
Allegiance	Pakistan (1980's–2003) Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (1991–2011) al-Qaeda (2007–2011)
Service/branch	Pakistan Army (1980's–2003) SSG Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (1991–2011) 313 Brigade al-Qaeda (2007–2011) Lashkar al-Zil
Years of service	c.1980's–2011
Rank	Operational Commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Commander of Lashkar al-Zil
Battles/wars	Soviet war in Afghanistan Kashmir conflict War in North-West Pakistan

 Pakistan Army
(1980's–2003)

Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
(1991–2011)

al-Qaeda
(2007–2011)

Soviet war in Afghanistan
Kashmir conflict

Ilyas Kashmiri, also referred to as Maulana Ilyas Kashmiri and Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri (10 February 1964 – 3 June 2011), was a senior al-Qaeda operative and leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HUJI) He was also connected with the Soviet-Afghan war, the Kashmir conflict and attacks against India, Pakistan and the United States. In August 2010, the US and the United Nations designated him a terrorist. NBC News reported that United States officials had mentioned him as a possible successor to Osama bin Laden as head of al-Qaeda.

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