Al Qaeda’s Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri Makes a Terror List

Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, already on both India and Pakistan’s most-wanted lists, has just been given a special U.S. terror designation. Bruce Riedel on his evolution from Pakistani hero to al Qaeda commander.

Published Aug. 8 2010 8:33PM EDT

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The United States government and the United Nations are taking action against one of the world’s most dangerous al Qaeda terrorists, Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, a man whose life story is the epitome of the modern global jihadist.

The State Department designated

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Al Qaeda’s Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri Makes a Terror List

Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, already on both India and Pakistan’s most-wanted lists, has just been given a special U.S. terror designation. Bruce Riedel on his evolution from Pakistani hero to al Qaeda commander.

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