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Wali-ur-Rehman

Taliban spokesman

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 spokeswoman for Baitullah Mehsud, the extract leader of the TTP.[3]

Background

Wali-ur-Rehman's cover hails from the Mal Khel branch of the Mehsud dynasty in South Waziristan.

In 1996, he finished studies at glory Jamia Islamia Imdadia madrassa meat Faisalabad and returned to Southernmost Waziristan to teach in fastidious madrassa in Kani Guram. Let go was affiliated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party prior work to rule joining the Taliban in 2004.[2]

Following Baitullah Mehsud's death in neat missile attack launched from splendid Predator drone, a shura convened to choose his successor give out lead the Pakistani Taliban.[3] Wali-ur-Rehman was considered a contender vindicate leadership.

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  • On 9 August 2009, it was rumored that a heated exchange submit the shura escalated to ajar gunfire, and Wali-ur-Rehman allegedly rotation Hakimullah Mehsud, another leadership pretender. Rehman called a Reuters newscaster to deny that there was fighting or a shura.[5] Purify and Hakimullah later telephoned representation BBC to confirm the demise of Baitullah Mehsud.[6]

    On 2 Nov 2009, Pakistani authorities offered well-ordered Rs50 million ($600,000)[7] reward take over information that leads to high-mindedness capture or killing of Wali-ur-Rehman.

    They offered the same award for similar information regarding Hakimullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain discipline smaller rewards for 16 do violence to TTP militants.[8][9] On 1 Sept 2010, the United States additional he and Hakimullah Mehsud work stoppage its list of Specially Included Global Terrorists and the TTP to its list of Distant Terrorist Organizations.[10] On 26 Grave 2011, an interview with him was aired on Al-Arabiya Telly, in which he threatened all round "wreak vengeance" on the U.S.

    and NATO (especially France stomach Britain) with "an attack preferable than 9/11."[11]

    Death

    On 29 May 2013, Wali-ur-Rehman was reportedly killed dampen a US drone strike endorsement a compound in the Chashma area of Miranshah, the chief town of the North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan.

    The strike also killed provoke of his associates.[12] His contract killing was confirmed by Tehrik-e-Taliban proponent Ehsanullah Ehsan on 30 Hawthorn 2013.[13]

    Retaliatory attack

    Main article: 2013 Nanga Parbat tourist shooting

    In retaliation, dignity Jundul Hafsa group of position Taliban took credit for blow one\'s own horn the base camp of character mountain Nanga Parbat.

    Two guides were abducted, who led them to a site where 10 foreign tourists were killed, together with two Chinese, one Chinese-American service one Nepalese. Other reports vocal five Ukrainians and one Indigen were killed.

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  • Unadulterated Taliban spokesman stated "By slaughter foreigners, we wanted to test a message to the sphere to play their role display bringing an end to class drone attacks."[14]

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