Qari Ismail

Qari Ismail, a Taliban commander, was credited with downing an American Special Forces helicopter responding to Operation Red Wings in June 2005, killing all 16 soldiers aboard.[1]

On 2 October 2003, Ismail, Ahmed Khadr and his son Abdulkareem, al-Jowfi, al-Iraqi and Khalid Habib were all staying at a South Waziristan safe house. The following day, after Fajr prayers, Khadr told his son that Pakistani troops had warned a raid was scheduled in the village, and told him to start moving.[2] A few minutes later, a Pakistani helicopter team and hundreds of security forces attacked the village.[3]

In August 2004, Pakistan reported that it had arrested Ismail as a "key element" of al-Qaeda.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Pak Tribune, "Taliban claim killing 20 US troops in Kunar. Dozens die as US jets bomb civilians", 14 July 2008
  2. ↑ Shepherd, Michelle, "Guantanamo's Child", 2008
  3. ↑ Musharraf, Pervez, "In the Line of Fire: A Memoir", 2006
  4. ↑ New York Times, Qaeda Suspects Seized , 22 August 2004
  5. ↑ China Daily, Pakistan foils terror plots, 22 August 2004


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