Hervé Djamel Loiseau (21 March 1973 – December 2001) was a French soldier who attended

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s, and was found dead of hunger and cold in the aftermath of the

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in December 2001, the first confirmation that Frenchmen had joined the ranks of Osama bin Laden in the wake of the

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Life

He had accompanied

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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.Vidino, Lorenzo. "Al-Qaeda in Europe", 2006. Prometheus Books

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

French Muslims Converts to Islam 1973 births 2001 deaths French military personnel killed in action Deaths by starvation Deaths from hypothermia {{France-mil-bio-stub