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'''Khalid Kelly''', born '''Terence Edward Kelly''' (1967 - November 4<sup>th</sup>, 2016) was an Irish Islamic terrorist, member of [[The Islamic State]] and the leader of [[Al-Muhajiroun]] in Ireland.
'''Khalid Kelly''', born '''Terence Edward Kelly''' (1967 - 4th November 2016) was an Irish Islamic terrorist, member of [[The Islamic State]] and the leader of [[Al-Muhajiroun]] in Ireland.  


== Arrest and Radicalization ==
== Arrest and Radicalization ==
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== Later life ==
== Later life ==
Having taken refuge in Pakistan, in 2009 Kelly was tracked down by journalists, who interviewed him. During the interview, Kelly stated that he was ready to go to Afghanistan to fight for the [[Taliban]]. However, he was deported the following year, and returned to Dublin, where he became the head of [[Militant Islam]] organisation Al-Muhajiroun in Ireland. He was arrested in 2011 after calling for the assassination of US president Barack Obama by [[Al-Qaeda]] during his visit to Ireland, but was released without charge three days later.
Having taken refuge in Pakistan, in 2009 Kelly was tracked down by journalists, who interviewed him. During the interview, Kelly stated that he was ready to go to Afghanistan to fight for the [[Taliban]]. However, he was deported the following year, and returned to Dublin, where he became the head of [[Militant Islam]] organisation Al-Muhajiroun in Ireland. He was arrested in 2011 after calling for the assassination of US president Barack Obama by [[Al-Qaeda]] during his visit to Ireland, but was released without charge three days later.  


In 2016, Kelly arrived in Mosul, Iraq, a city where a pitched battle between the Syrian Defence Force and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was taking place. On November 4<sup>th</sup>, Kelly was killed when an improvised explosive device he rigged in his vehicle detonated prematurely.
In 2016, Kelly arrived in Mosul, Iraq, a city where a pitched battle between the Syrian Defence Force and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. On the 4th of November, Kelly was killed when an improvised explosive device he rigged in his vehicle detonated prematurely.
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