April 9, 2012 | Quote

China Says Wanted Militants Use Nearby Countries to Stage Attacks

Mr. Turkistani has been leading Chinese fighters inside the tribal belt since May 2010, when an American drone killed his predecessor, Abdul Haq al-Turkistani. In May 2011, Al Qaeda announced that Abdul Shakoor Turkistani would be leading its fighters and organizing its training camps in the tribal belt, according to The Long War Journal, a blog that tracks jihadi statements in Pakistan.

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