Abdul Haq al-Turkistani
Abdul Haq al-Turkistani | |
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Emir of the Turkistan Islamic Party | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Mansour |
In office 2003–2010 | |
Preceded by | Hasan Mahsum |
Succeeded by | Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani |
Personal details | |
Born | East Turkestan Islamic Movement War in North-West Pakistan | 10 October 1971
Abdul Haq al-Turkistani is a
Biography
In October 2008, Chinese security officials asserted that his real name is Memetiming Memeti (Uyghur: مۇھەممەتئىمىن مەمەت Memtimin Memet). They published half a dozen aliases. They reported he left China in March 1998, and became a trainer at a camp in a "South Asian country".[2][3]
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Abdul Haq faced allegations from the US Treasury Department that he was behind a bombing that preceded the Beijing Olympics.[1]
On 1 March 2010, Abdul Haq was reported to have been killed by a missile launched from an unmanned drone on 15 February 2010.[3][7][8][9] It took place in North Waziristan's area of Mir Ali in Zor Babar Aidak town.[10][11] However, in June 2014, it was reported that Abdul Haq was instead severely wounded, but recovered and resumed leadership in 2014.[12]
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The leader of a Chinese separatist movement, believed to have links with al-Qaeda, has been killed in a US missile strike, Pakistani and Taliban officials have said.
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- ^ Roggio, Bill (June 11, 2015). "Turkistan Islamic Party emir thought killed in 2010 reemerged to lead group in 2014". Long War Journal. Foundation for Defense of Democracies.