Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani, also known as Abdul Shakoor Damla and Emeti Yakuf,[1] was the emir of the East Turkistan Islamic Party, an Islamist organisation that seeks independence for China's Xinjiang province and for it to become an Islamic state.[2] In August 2011, Adbul Shakoor reportedly appeared in a video with his face obscured taking responsibility for the 2011 Kashgar attacks and 2011 Hotan attack.[2]