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Hervé Djamel Loiseau (21 March 1973 – December 2001) was a French soldier who attended Afghan training camps, and was found dead of hunger and cold in the aftermath of the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001, the first confirmation that Frenchmen had joined the ranks of Osama bin Laden in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.

Life

He had accompanied Brahim Yadel to Lahore, Pakistan, on 11 March 2000, when the pair crossed the border into Afghanistan after the urging of recruiter Karim Bourti.

He also maintained contact with the Algerian Meroine Berrahal.

Legacy

Five years after his death, an independent French film entitled Djamel Loiseau: Journey of a Soldier of Allah was produced by Ranwa Stephan.

References

1. Jr, Donald G. McNeil (2001-12-28). "A NATION CHALLENGED: THE FOREIGN SOLDIER; Body Confirms Suspicions About Frenchmen in Al Qaeda". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
2. Crumley, Bruce (March 24, 2003). "Uncle Osama Wants You". Time. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
3. Thursday December 27 2001 French al-Qaeda fighter's London links From Adam Sage in Paris The Times.
4. "Al-Qaeda". Buzzle.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
5. Vidino, Lorenzo. "Al-Qaeda in Europe", 2006. Prometheus Books
6. "Djamel Loiseau, itinéraire d'un soldat d'Allah (2006) - France - Ranwa Stephan - FIPA 2007". Fipa.tm.fr. 2001-12-24. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

Alleged militants in the war on terror who have lived in France
People listed in italics have died.
Toulouse and Montauban shootings	Mohammed Merah
2013 La Défense attack	Alexandre Dhaussy
January 2015 Île-de-France attacks	Chérif and Saïd Kouachi Amedy Coulibaly
Alleged al-Qaeda associates	Willie Brigitte Hervé Djamel Loiseau Zacarias Moussaoui
Alleged GIA associates	Karim Said Atmani
Alleged GICM associates	Karim el-Mejjati
Held in Guantanamo Bay	Mourad Benchellali Imad Achab Kanouni Nizar Sassi Brahim Yadel Ridouane Khalid Khaled Ben Mustafa
ISIS fighters	Hayat Boumeddiene
Others	Karim Bourti Jérôme Courtailler Djamel Beghal Nizar Trabelsi Hassan Jandoubi Lionel Dumont Kamel Daoudi Rabah Kadre Slimane Khalfaoui
Currently imprisoned.    Released after serving sentence.

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