Shahidullah Shahid, (also known as Al-Sheikh Abu Umar Maqbool) killed in US drone strike (Image EPA)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Jamaat -ul-Ahrar (TTP JA) have released a statement confirming the death of Shahidullah Shahid (Islamic State, Wilayat Khorasan Afghanistan/Pakistan). The information came via TTP JA spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan today 13th July 2015). Shahidullah (also known as Al-Sheikh Abu Umar Maqbool) was a former spokesperson with the Taliban and defected to IS with 5 other commanders in 2014.
See earlier statement,
“TTP release statement regarding Shahidullah Shahid who has pledged allegiance to IS”
TTP JA statement (13th July 2015)
Image released by TTP JA on Twitter
Statement on
Martrydom of Shahidullah Shahid
(May Allah have mercy upon him)
Spokesperson of TTP (Ahrar) – Ehsanullah Ehsan
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah Alone and Peace and blessings be upon the One, whom after, there is no Prophet.
We seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast
Of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least: (33: 23)
After that,
Muslim Ummah has lost one of its greatest Mujahid. Islamic State, Khurasan province spokesperson, Sh Abu Umar Maqbool, known as, Shahid ulllah Shahid (May Allah have mercy upon him) have been martyred in a drone attack in Nangarhar Province, in District Achin. To Allah we belong and to Him we will return.
We in this hardship stand equal with the relatives, family and companions of Shahidullah Shahid and we comfort them that your brothers and sons are still alive and have taken resolve that they will definitely take revenge of the blood of Shahidullah Shahid and his likes of hundred thousand of Mujahideen from American and its allies. Inshallah.
In this situation we sympathetically appeal to the Mujahideen of all groups that they should solve their disputes through Shairah and should unite so that the enemy doesn’t empower us all.
I should make this clear that to end the disputes between Islamic State Khurasan Province and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; we have made a committee (Jirga). Thus we request the two parties that they should try to end the disputes.
And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message.
Ehsanullah Ehsan
Spokesperson
TTP (Jamat Ahrar)
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
الحمد للہ وحدہ والصلوہ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ
اعوذباللہ من الشیطان الرجیم فمنهم من قضی نحبہ ومنهم من ینتظر وما بدلوا تبدیلا.
اما بعد! امت مسلمہ ایک عظیم مجاهد کے وجود سے محروم ہوگئ ہے.دولت الاسلامیہ ولایت خراسان کے لیے ترجمان الشیخ ابو عمر مقبول المعروف شاهداللہ شاهد رحمت اللہ علیہ افغانستان کے صوبہ ننگرہار کے ضلع اچین میں ایک امریکی ڈرون حملے میں شهید ہوگئے ہیں انا للہ و انا الیہ راجعون.
هم شاهداللہ شاهد رحمہ اللہ کے عزیزوآقارب،گهروالوں اورساتهیوں کے ساتھ ہرقسم مشکلات میں برابرکے شریک ہے اورهم انہیں تسلی دیتے ہیں کہ آپ کے بہت سے بهائی اوربیٹے ابهی زندہ ہے جویہ عزم کئے ہوئے ہیں کہ شاهداللہ شاهد اوراسطرح کے لاکھوں مجاہدین کے خون کا بدلہ امریکہ اوراس کے حواریوں سے ضرور لیکر رہیں گے ان شاءاللہ .
ان حالات میں هم مجاہدین کے تمام جماعتوں سے همدردانہ اپیل کرتے ہیں کہ وہ اپنے اختلافات اورتنازعات شریعت مطہرہ کے ذریعے حل کرکے متحدہوجائے تاکہ هم پر دشمن غالب نہ ہو.
میں یہ وضاحت کرتاچلوں کہ دولت الاسلامیہ ولایت خراسان اورامارت اسلامی افغانستان کےدرمیان اختلافات کوختم کرنے کیلئے هم نے ایک جرگہ تشکیل دیا ہے اسلئے فریقین سے درخواست کرتے ہیں کہ تنازعات کو ختم کرنے کی کوشش کریں.
وماعلیناالاالبلاغ
احسان اللہ احسان
ترجمان
تحریک طالبان پاکستان(جماعت الاحرار)
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This is not the first time TTP JA have made moves to reconcile different Mujahideen factions. Last October Senior leader, Omar Khalid Khorasani released a video calling for a united front from “Mujahideen groups” around the world. The 25 minute video was sent to journalists by TTP JA spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan with a statement describing the content of the video as follows,
“Address by senior leader of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan Jammat ul Ahrar Omar Khalid Khorasani suggesting Islamic State (IS, ISIS), Jabha tun Nusra (JN) and other mujahideen of the region to reconcile among each other. As Kuffar and their helper Murtadeen have formed a coalition to attack the Muslims of Iraq and Sham, it is important that the Mujahideen of the region and of the whole world are united together against this aggression. Omar Khalid Khorasani has also offered his influence to mediate between Islamic State, Al-Qaeda and Jabha tun Nusra. He has urged the Muslims of the whole world to become untied like a fist against the Kuffar and their Murtadeen helpers”
See following link,
“Pakistan Taliban: Omar Khalid Khorasani releases video urging the Mujahideen of IS and JN to unite”
Links
“AfPak: Conflicting reports as to whether Shahidullah Shahid IS Commander was killed in drone strike”
“Is IS gaining a foothold in Pakistan”
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