Sahraoui was born in 1910 in
Constantine, Algeria. In 1926, he joined the circle of Sheikh
Mubarak el-Mili. Five years later, he was conscripted by the French army, where he spent two years. He then moved to
Algiers, where he was involved with the Muslim Scholars' Society. In 1990, he helped found the FIS; after the
Algerian Civil War began, he fled to
Paris, from which he preached in favor of armed struggle—
jihad—against the Algerian government. Sahraoui opposed the extension of the
jihad to France. On 11 July 1995, he was assassinated by the
Armed Islamic Group. His death was followed by a series of
bombings in France. == References ==