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Ou-Sidi de Tilmi

أوسيدي التلمي

War leader of the Ait Hdiddou, described by Peyron as the eastern resistance's “charismatic leader of men”.

Born
unknown
Died
8 June 1933, Tizi n-Inouzane Unverified information
Ait Yafelman (Ait Merghad, Ait Hdiddou…)
Affiliation
Ait Hdiddou (Ait Yafelman confederation), village of Tilmi.
Spellings
Ou-Sidi · Ou Sidi

Biography

Ou-Sidi led the Ait Hdiddou at the battle of Ayt Yaâqoub (June 1929), where French forces were “seriously mauled” (Peyron and Camps). On 1 May 1933 his men surprised a Foreign Legion detachment at Msedrid (Peyron 2013).

According to Peyron (2013), he was killed at dawn on 8 June 1933 in an ambush below the Tizi n-Inouzane; his death deprived the Ait Hdiddou resistance of its leader before the encirclement of the Baddou.

Assisted translation, not validated

Uncertainties

  • Date and place of death: a single consulted source (Peyron 2013, without footnote).
  • Exact identity (full name) not established in our sources; not to be confused with Ali ou Termoun of Assoul.

Sources — 2 sources cited · 2 independent documentary line(s)

  1. — « Hadiddou » — § 8Full text consulted · Academic research
  2. Peyron, 2013Full text consulted · Academic research

Related events

  1. June 1929Confirmed by a verified source

    Fighting at Ayt Yaâqoub (High Atlas)

    The Ait Hdiddou led by Ou-Sidi of Tilmi and Zayd ou-Skounti's Ayt Ayssa Izem seriously maul the French forces, which are eventually victorious.

    Sources — 2 sources cited · 2 independent documentary line(s)

    1. — « Hadiddou » — § 8Full text consulted · Academic research
    2. — « Merghad, Ayt (Ayt Merγad) » — § 7Full text consulted · Academic research
  2. 1 May 1933Confirmed by a verified source

    Battle of Msedrid (Aït Hdiddou)

    According to Wikipedia, on 1 May 1933 the Aït Hdiddou inflicted a last defeat on colonial troops at Msedrid. Gérardin notes that after the Saghro, operations targeted “the unsubmitted islet of the High Atlas occupied by the Aït Hadiddou and the Aït Morrhad”.

    Sources — 3 sources cited · 3 independent documentary line(s)

    1. Wikipédia (français) — « Pacification du Maroc »Excerpts consulted · Encyclopedic synthesis
    2. Gérardin, 1987 — p. 45Full text consulted · Colonial military
    3. Peyron, 2013Full text consulted · Academic research
  3. 8 June 1933Unverified information

    Ou-Sidi killed in an ambush

    According to Peyron, the Ait Hdiddou leader was killed at dawn below the Tizi n-Inouzane during a reconnaissance; a single consulted source.

    Sources — 1 sources cited · 1 independent documentary line(s)

    1. Peyron, 2013Full text consulted · Academic research