He was believed to have been killed in a drone attack in Asori village in North Waziristan on 31 October 2008.
[2] He was known by aliases Haji Akasha Khan, Abdur Rehman and Iraqi Malang.
[3] He came to notoriety in 2007 when he released a video calling for attacks on coalition forces.
Sources said Abu Akash was Al Qaeda's chief of financial affairs in the region and set up his headquarters in Mir Ali, Pakistan.
[4] Abu Akash was killed in another drone attack on 24 September 2012.