Abdul Rauf (ISIS recruiter)

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Mullah Abdul Rauf Aliza was a former Taliban commander.

Rauf, also known as Abdul Rauf Aliza, was captured by the U.S. military in 2001 and spent six years as a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While detained there, an interrogation revealed that he had extensive knowledge of the opium trade in Afghanistan. Rauf was killed in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on 9 February 2015. Rauf had been in Afghanistan's jihadi movement for many years as a member of the Quetta Shura group. He died as a result of a U.S.-launched drone strike along with at least five other militants riding in his vehicle. Some reports indicate that the vehicle was loaded with ammunition and exploded when the missile impacted it.[1]

Rauf had formerly led a fighting force under supreme Taliban commander Mullah Mohammed Omar. It is unknown exactly when, but it is believed that he may have switched allegiance to the Islamic State, sometimes otherwise known as ISIL or ISIS.[2]

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