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“Kapitalis – “Avis de recherche de Talel Saïdi, un dangereux terroriste“, news report (Jun. 17, 2015), link; Kapitalis – “Le terroriste Talel Saïdi abattu à Kasserine“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link & Webdo – “Avis de recherche contre Tale…”
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- Full name: Talel Ben Mohammed Saïdi
- Pseudonym: N/a
- Alternatives: N/a
- Location: Tunisia
- Affiliation: Soldiers of the Caliphate in Tunisia [JaKI], formerly Brigade of Uqba Bin Nafa’a [KUIN]
Talel Saïdi (°1985) was a Tunisian jihadi from the Sidi Bouzid governorate. He apparently started his career in militancy as a member of the Brigade of Uqba Bin Nafa’a [KUIN; Katibet Uqba Ibn Nafaâ].((Kapitalis – “Le terroriste Talel Saïdi abattu à Kasserine“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link.)) Saïdi later switched allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [DaIISh; Dawlat al-Islamiya fi-Iraq wal ash-Sham].((Kapitalis – “Le terroriste Talel Saïdi abattu à Kasserine“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link.))
Saïdi joined the Soldiers of the Caliphate in Tunisia [JaKI; Jund al-Khilafa fi-Ifriqiya] and eventually became the head of the group’s band of fighters roaming the mountain ranges of Tunisia’s western governorates.((Business News – “L’émir du groupe terroriste Jond al Khilafa, au mont Mghila, abattu“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link; Jawhara FM – “Identité du terroriste abattu au mont Selloum“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link; Mosaique FM – “L’opération de Mont Salloum porte un sacré coup à Daesh en Tunisie“, news report (Nov. 12, 2016), link; Presse News – “La traque des terroristes se poursuit sans répit“, news report (Nov. 10, 2016), link & Réalités – “Mont-Salloum: Le leader du groupe terroriste Jond el-Khilafa abattu“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link.)) At the same time, Saïdi was a key coordinator of DaIISh-inspired activities in other parts of the country.((Mosaique FM – “Le terroriste Talel Saïdi était le coordinateur de Daesh en Tunisie“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016, link.)) He was in contact with the operatives who staged the brief March 2016 insurrection in the city of Ben Guerdane.((Business News – “Révélations sur les découvertes en série des caches d’armes dans le Sud tunisien“, news report by Sarra Hlaoui & Mohamed Garoui (Nov. 16, 2016), link; Mosaique FM – “L’opération de Mont Salloum porte un sacré coup à Daesh en Tunisie“, news report (Nov. 12, 2016), link & New Tunisia TV – “Treize mandats de dépôts dans l’affaire des caches d’armes de Ben Guerdane“, news report (Dec. 03, 2016), link.)) In June 2015, the Tunisian authorities launched an alert for Saïdi.((Kapitalis – “Avis de recherche de Talel Saïdi, un dangereux terroriste“, news report (Jun. 17, 2015), link; Kapitalis – “Le terroriste Talel Saïdi abattu à Kasserine“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link & Webdo – “Avis de recherche contre Talel Ben Mohamed Saïdi, un terroriste qualifié de dangereux“, news report by Maher Chaâbane (Jun. 17, 2015), link.)
In November 2016, Tunisian security forces eliminated Saïdi during a clash on Mount Salloum, in the Kasserine governorate.((Business News – “L’émir du groupe terroriste Jond al Khilafa, au mont Mghila, abattu“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link; Jawhara FM – “Identité du terroriste abattu au mont Selloum“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link; Kapitalis – “Le terroriste Talel Saïdi abattu à Kasserine“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link; Réalités – “Mont-Salloum: Le leader du groupe terroriste Jond el-Khilafa abattu“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link & Tunis Afrique Presse – “National Defence Ministry Identifies Terrorist Killed in Mount Salloum as Talel Saidi“, news report (Nov. 09, 2016), link.))