Aïssa Messaoudi | |
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Died | November 1992 |
Occupation | Algerian Islamist |
Known for | Afghan War |
Aïssa Messaoudi, nom de guerre Tayeb el-Afghani, was an Algerian Islamist. He fought in the Afghan War. Together with a fellow Afghan veteran, Abderrahmane Dahane, he launched an attack on the Guemmar barracks on November 29, 1991, [1] before the start of the Algerian Civil War proper; this attack is sometimes considered to mark the beginning of the Armed Islamic Movement (MIA). [2] He was arrested on January 28, 1992. [3]
He was sentenced to death on 4 May 1992. [4] He died in November 1992.[ citation needed]
Aïssa Messaoudi | |
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Died | November 1992 |
Occupation | Algerian Islamist |
Known for | Afghan War |
Aïssa Messaoudi, nom de guerre Tayeb el-Afghani, was an Algerian Islamist. He fought in the Afghan War. Together with a fellow Afghan veteran, Abderrahmane Dahane, he launched an attack on the Guemmar barracks on November 29, 1991, [1] before the start of the Algerian Civil War proper; this attack is sometimes considered to mark the beginning of the Armed Islamic Movement (MIA). [2] He was arrested on January 28, 1992. [3]
He was sentenced to death on 4 May 1992. [4] He died in November 1992.[ citation needed]