Khalid Mehsud
Khalid Mehsud خالد محسود | |
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| Born | 1975 or 1977 War in North-West Pakistan |
Khalid Mehsud (alias Khan Said Sajna) (1975 or 1977 – 8 February 2018) was the deputy leader of the
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's South Waziristan chapter.[3] Pakistani intelligence officials reported that he had been killed along with other 12 militants on 25 November 2015 in a drone strike carried out by the United States. Azam Tariq, spokesperson for the Sajna faction of TTP denied that he had been killed.[4]
He was killed in a drone strike on 8 February 2018 in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan.[5]
History
He was born in either 1975 or 1977 in Dwa Toi village located between
Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) said, "He didn't even kill a bird in Pakistan. He was one of the people who never took funds from any other country to fight against the Pakistani state".[6]
References
- ^ "Counter Terrorism Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation Removals; Counter Narcotics Removals; Counter Narcotics Updates". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
- ^ Khan, M Ilyas (9 June 2014). "Pakistan Taliban still deadly despite split". BBC News. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ Yusufzai, Mushtaq (3 November 2013). "Hakimullah buried secretly". The News International. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Palistan Taliban commander allegedly killed by drones". Al-Jazeera. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Pakistani Taliban deputy Khalid Mehsud 'killed in drone attack'". BBC. 8 February 2018.
- ^ Yusufzai, Mushtaq (10 February 2018). "TTP commander Sajna killed in US drone strike?". The News. Pakistan. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
- "Pakistani Taliban confirm No. 2 killed in US drone strike". Hindustan Times. 12 February 2018 – via AP.