Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani

Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani
Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement
In office
2010–2012
Preceded by Abdul Haq
Succeeded by Abdullah Mansour
Personal details
Born c. 1965
Died August 24, 2012(2012-08-24) (aged 46–47)
Religion Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance East Turkestan Islamic Movement
al-Qaeda
Battles/wars Xinjiang conflict
War in North-West Pakistan

Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani, also known as Abdul Shakoor Damla and Emeti Yakuf,[1] was the emir of the East Turkistan Islamic Party, an Islamist organisation that seeks independence for China's Xinjiang province and for it to become an Islamic state.[2] In August 2011, Adbul Shakoor reportedly appeared in a video with his face obscured taking responsibility for the 2011 Kashgar attacks and 2011 Hotan attack.[2]

Abdul Shakoor reportedly took command of al Qaeda forces in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in April 2011 after Saif al-Adel left the region, according to the jihadist newspaper Karachi Islam [3][4]

Abdul Shakoor was killed in North Waziristan in a CIA drone strike on August 24, 2012.[1][5]

See also

East Turkestan Islamic Movement

References

  1. 1 2 Declan Walsh & Eric Schmitt (24 August 2012). "Militant Leader Believed Dead in Pakistan Drone Strike". NY Times. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 Jacob Zenn (2011-12-30). "Al-Qaeda's Uighur Jihadi: A Profile of the Turkistan Islamic Party's Abdul Shakoor Turkistani". Jamestown Foundation.
  3. ↑ "New leader plans attacks on Pakistan". Long War Journal. 9 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Turkistan Islamic Party leader thought killed in US drone strike". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=39903&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=13&cHash=87f3b0557e55a1ad454b1a1bd1a71e0e
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