Supreme commander is a title given to a person who controls and runs a militant, insurgent or terrorist organization, especially in South Asia.
The title is often used for the head of a supreme council in many organizations, such as Tehrik-i-Taliban.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
See also[]
- Mullah Mohammed Omar
- Osama bin Laden
- Taliban
- Tehrik-e-Taliban leadership
- Al-Qaeda
- Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism
- Al-Shabaab (militant group)
- Abdul Rauf Asghar
References[]
- ↑ Siddiqa, Ayesha (2011). "Pakistan's Counterterrorism Strategy: Separating Friends from Enemies" (PDF). pp. 149–162. Digital object identifier:10.1080/0163660x.2011.538362. http://www.twq.com/11winter/docs/11winter_Siddiqa.pdf. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Sources: Pakistani Taliban leader is dead". CNN. 9 February 2010. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/pakistan.meshud.dead/. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Afghan Taliban decide to boot out the TTP from Afghanistan". http://www.terminalx.org. http://www.terminalx.org/2013/06/afghan-taliban-decide-to-boot-out-ttp-from-afghanistan.html. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan elects new chief". http://www.firstpost.com. http://www.firstpost.com/world/tehrik-e-taliban-pakistan-elects-new-chief-1208337.html. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mullah Baradar Released From Pakistani Prison, HPC Welcomes Move". http://www.tolonews.com. http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/12003-update-mullah-baradar-released-from-pakistani-prison-hpc-welcomes-move. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Members of Taliban's 'supreme command' arrested in Pakistan raids". https://www.telegraph.co.uk. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7264988/Members-of-Talibans-supreme-command-arrested-in-Pakistan-raids.html. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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