Saïd Arif
Saïd Arif | |
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| سعيد عارف | |
Arif, as seen in an undated photograph | |
| Born | 12 May 1965 (contested) |
| Died | 20 May 2015 or 25 May 2015 |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
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| Known for | Connection to failed terrorist plots in Europe, leadership role in Jund al-Aqsa during the Syrian Civil War |
Saïd Arif (Arabic: سعيد عارف), also known by several noms de guerre, (12 May 1965–May 2015) was an Algerian jihadist. He associated with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Georgia and Syria and was allegedly linked to terrorist cells in France and Germany. Following a prison term in France, he fled house arrest to Syria, became a leader of an armed group fighting forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad, and was killed by a U.S. drone strike in May 2015.