Jamal Said (c. 1965 - 24 August 2012)[1] better known by the nom de guerre Mullah Dadullah[2] and also Maulana Mohammad Jamal,[3] was a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban. He was self-proclaimed Taliban leader in Pakistan's northern Bajaur Agency.[4] He was killed in a NATO airstrike in the Shigal wa Sheltan District of Afghanistan's neighbouring Kunar Province on 24 August 2012.[3][5][6][7] His deputy and ten Taliban fighters were also killed in the strike.[3]
Dadullah | |
|---|---|
 Mullah Dadullah | |
| Born | Jamal Said c. 1965 |
| Died | 24 August 2012 (46-47) |
| Cause of death | NATO airstrike |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Born in Khar, Bajaur, he received his religious education in Panjpir[8] and was a former prayer leader before he became a Taliban commander.[2] It was reported by AP that Dadullah became leader of the group after Bajur's former Pakistani Taliban leader, Maulvi Faqir Mohammed, fled to Afghanistan to avoid Pakistani army operations.[4] He was succeeded by Maulana Abu Bakr.[1][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Mohmand, Mureeb (26 August 2012). "TTP confirms death of its Bajaur chief". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b Walsh, Declan (25 August 2012). "NATO Says Pakistani Militant Commander Killed in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Islamabad. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Roggio, Bill (25 August 2012). "Bajaur Taliban leader, deputy killed in airstrike in eastern Afghanistan". Long War Journal. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Senior Taliban leader among those killed in Afghanistan air strike". The Guardian. AP. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Afghan Air Strike Kills Senior Pakistani Taliban Leader". Radio Free Europe. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "ISAF Joint Command morning operational update". ISAF Joint Command. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah dies in Afghanistan airstrike". The Independent. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Bergen, Peter; Tiedemann, Katherine, eds. (2013). "The Taliban in Bajaur". Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion. Oxford University Press. p. 324. ISBN 9780199893096.
- ^ "TTP confirms Dadullah killing, names new chief of Bajaur". Khyber News. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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