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Ilyas Kashmiri
Pakistani al-Qaeda militant (1964–2011)
Ilyas Kashmiri (Urdu: الیاس کشمیری, romanized: Ilyās Kaśmīrī; 10 February 1964 – 3 June 2011) was a Pakistani Special Forces Operator turned Islamist jihadist militant leader. He was a major insurgent in Jammu and Kashmir, and had fought against Indian troops there during several engagements. He was killed on 3 June 2011 in US drone attack on a compound in South Waziristan district.
NBC News said that United States officials had mentioned him as a possible successor to Osama bin Laden as head of Al-Qaeda.
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