Abu Akash
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Abu Akash was an Al-Qaeda operative. He was believed to have been killed in a drone attack in Asori village in North Waziristan on October 31, 2008.[1] However, he managed to escape safely.[2] He was known by aliases Haji Akasha Khan, Abdur Rehman and Iraqi Malang. He was born in Iraq.[3] He came to notoriety in 2007 when he released a video calling for attacks on coalition forces. Sources said Abu Akash was Al Qaeda’s chief of financial affairs in the region and set up his headquarters in Mir Ali, Pakistan. One of his sons was killed in a drone attack previously on November 30, 2005.[4] Abu Akash was killed in another drone attack on September 24, 2012.[5]
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References
- ↑ 'US strikes' on Pakistan villages, BBC, 2008-10-31
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Airstrikes kill 27 in Pakistan, The Los Angeles Times, 2008-11-01
- ↑ US double blow kills 21 in Waziristan, Dawn (newspaper), 2008-10-31
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
