{UAH} Karachi Commander of AQIS Killed in Raid;

Karachi Commander of AQIS Killed in Raid;

Event Notice: "Algeria and the Sahel in the Arab Spring Aftermath," TODAY, 12:15 – 1:45 PM (New America). Pakistan Karachi commander of AQ's Indian branch killed by security forces  Pakistani police reported on Friday that they had killed Sajad, also known as Kargil, the Karachi commander of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), and three of his associates in a raid conducted earlier that morning (Dawn). Reports by the Pakistani press said the raid was carried out by the Crime Investigation Department's counterterrorism unit and occurred in the Qayumabad section of town. Weapons, ammunition, a suicide jacket, and a hand grenade – allegedly for use in an attack on an intelligence officer – were also found at the scene (ET). According to police, Sajad arrived in Pakistan from Bangladesh in 2009, and moved to Waziristan after obtaining a national identity card. He became the Karachi commander for AQIS in 2014 after declaring his allegiance to the group's chief, Asim Umer. Sajad was believed to be an expert on assembling suicide vests and other explosive devices, and had been involved in targeted killings of police officials.

Viele GruBe

Robukui

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