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20 Terrorist Leaders You Don’t Have To Worry About Anymore

#5 Ilyas Kashmiri

Ilyas Kashmiri, a key al-Qaeda strategist, was killed in a 2011 strike in South Waziristan, Pakistan. Reports on Kashmiri alleged that he trained mujahideen to counter Soviet forces in 1980s Afghanistan and that he was tabbed as a possible successor to Osama Bin Laden, after his death.

Kashmiri built his credentials while leading a militant group in Pakistan, running a training camp and planning attacks against targets in India and Europe.