Hervé Djamel Loiseau Explained

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.^[1]

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.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He also maintained contact with the Algerian Meroine Berrahal.^[5]

Legacy

Five years after his death, an independent French film entitled Djamel Loiseau: Journey of a Soldier of Allah was produced by Ranwa Stephan.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Jr . Donald G. McNeil . 2001-12-28 . A NATION CHALLENGED: THE FOREIGN SOLDIER; Body Confirms Suspicions About Frenchmen in Al Qaeda . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-24 . 0362-4331.
2. News: Crumley . Bruce . Uncle Osama Wants You . March 24, 2003 . . 2011-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011112642/http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2003/0324/war/recruit.html . October 11, 2008 .
3. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001570017-2001600377,00.html Thursday December 27 2001 French al-Qaeda fighter's London links From Adam Sage in Paris
4. Web site: Al-Qaeda . Buzzle.com . 2011-05-07 . https://archive.today/20120720193809/http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/12-27-2001-8831.asp . 2012-07-20 . dead .
5. Vidino, Lorenzo. "Al-Qaeda in Europe", 2006. Prometheus Books
6. Web site: Djamel Loiseau, itinéraire d'un soldat d'Allah (2006) - France - Ranwa Stephan - FIPA 2007 . Fipa.tm.fr . 2001-12-24 . 2011-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121025102/http://fipa.tm.fr/en/programmes/2007/scf_16519.htm . 2008-11-21 . dead .