Aryana Commandar Explained

Aryana
Native Name:آریانا
Birth Name:Saeed Anwar
Birth Date:28 January 1975
Birth Place:Haider Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Disappeared Place:Paktia, Afghanistan
Death Place:Paktia, Afghanistan
Death Cause:Killed by Afghan Military forces
Body Discovered:Paktia, Afghanistan
Resting Place:Paktia, Afghanistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:Militant
Years Active:2007-2015, on his death
Employer:Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Agent:Hakimullah Mehsud
Known For:Commandar Aryana
Party:Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Saeed Anwar (alias Aryana, January 28, 1975 – December 10, 2015) was born in Haider Khel Village of North Waziristan Agency.He was a member of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with Maulana Sadiq Noor Group.[1] He was a well known militant in North Waziristan. He was killing people, also Pakistani Army soldiers.In June 2014, when Pakistan military launched operation Zarb-e-Azb, He was escaped to Afghanistan.

On December 10, 2015, Afghan Security Forces killed Aryana, a key commander of TTP, and arrested his 15 accomplices in a raid carried out near the Pak-Afghan border in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Aryana remained a closed friend of TTP head Hakimullah Mehsud till his death in a US drone strike in North Waziristan.Aryana was also close to local Taliban commander Maulana Sadiq Noor in North Waziristan.Khan Said Sajna TTP Mehsood Taliban head was also killed in the raid, but Taliban sources said that Sajna was alive and remained safe after the raid.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. frc.com.pk/commentaries/another-taliban-group-fell-prey
  2. http://www.mahapk.com/key-ttp-commander-killed-in-afghan-security-forces-raid.html{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. thefrontierpost.com/article/360130
  4. Web site: Terrorism | South Asia Terrorism Portal.
  5. Web site: Key TTP commander killed in Afghan security forces' raid.
  6. Web site: Key TTP commander killed in Afghan security forces' raid.
  7. thepashtuntimes.com/ttp-key-commandar-killed-in-afghan-security-forces-raid