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Ilyas Kashmiri

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Terrorist

The Resume

    (February 10, 1964-June 3, 2011)
    Born in the Pakistani-administered section of Kashmir
    Operational commander of the Islamic militant group Harkat-ul-Jihan al-Islami
    Became leader of al-Qaeda's Lashkar al Zil ('Shadow Army')
    Named a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' by the US (August 6, 2010)
    Killed in South Waziristan, Pakistan, by a US drone attack

Why he might be annoying:

    His early anti-India terrorist activities were supported by the Pakistani government.
    Pervez Musharraf reportedly personally gave him a cash reward after he delivered the head of an Indian Army sepoy (2000).
    He was falsely reported to have been killed in an earlier missile attack (September 7, 2009).
    He planned the suicide bombing attack on Camp Chapman in Afghanistan that killed nine people, six of whom were CIA counterterrorism agents (December 30, 2009).
    He was reportedly being considered as a successor to Osama bin-Laden as leader of al-Qaeda.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He lost an eye and an index finger fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.
    He escaped from an Indian prison.
    He was tortured by Pakistani intelligence agents during the investigation of an assassination attempt against Musharraf (2003).
    He was rumored to have survived the first missile attack because he was outside urinating when the building was hit.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 450 Votes: 69.11% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 88 Votes: 46.59% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 151 Votes: 52.32% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2609 Votes: 70.18% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 648 Votes: 61.42% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 375 Votes: 83.47% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 49 Votes: 97.96% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 234 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 773 Votes: 57.96% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 541 Votes: 69.13% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 728 Votes: 81.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 138 Votes: 77.54% Annoying