Abdullah Mehsud
Abdullah Mehsud (Pashto: عبدالله مهسود; Urdu: عبدالله محسود; 1977 – 24 July 2007) was a Pashtun militant commander who killed himself with a hand grenade after security forces raided his dwelling in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. He belonged to the Mahsud tribe.
| Abdullah Mehsud | |
|---|---|
Abdullah Mehsud from his US "most wanted poster". | |
| Born | 1977 Nano Village, South Waziristan |
| Died | 24 July 2007 Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Other name(s) | Said Mohammed Alim Shah, Noor Alam (birth name) |
| ISN | 92 |
| Alleged to be a member of | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
| Charge(s) | no charge, held in extrajudicial detention |
| Status | released, "returned to the battlefield", KIA |
American authorities later claimed that he had originally been a prisoner in the Guantanamo bay detainment camps, who was judicially released and subsequently "returned to terrorism".
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