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Six detainees would rather stay at Guantanamo Bay than be returned to Algeria
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Al Qaeda
Rulings raise doubts on policy on transfer of Yemenis
Al Qaeda bodyguard and accountant pleads guilty before military commission
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, a Sudanese detainee held at Guantanamo, pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and material support for terrorism before a military commission today. Al Qosi served the Taliban and al Qaeda in a variety of roles beginning in 1990.
Former Gitmo detainee arrested in Pakistan
Issa Khan, who had been detained at Guantanamo for nearly three years, has been arrested in the Bannu district of northwestern Pakistan. Khan reportedly rejoined the Taliban after his release and became a Pakistani Taliban commander.
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At Guantanamo, eased conditions and fewer assaults on guards
Al Qaeda sleeper agent tied to 2009 NYC subway plot
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US to repatriate Guantanamo detainee to Yemen after judge orders him to be released
Al Qaeda
Saudi Arabian mother becomes the First Lady of al-Qaeda
Saudi Gitmo recidivists
Although the Saudi government has not identified the 25 terrorists released from Guantanamo Bay who are known to have returned to jihad, 15 of them can be identified.
Al Qaeda
25 Saudi Guantanamo prisoners return to militancy
Al Qaeda
US considers partially lifting ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen
Guantanamo
At least $500 million has been spent since 9/11 on renovating Guantanamo Bay
Al Qaeda
Most Guantanamo detainees low-level fighters, task force report says
Al Qaeda
Report: Two dozen terror leaders among detainees
Former Gitmo detainee featured as commander in al Qaeda tape
Othman Ahmed al Ghamdi, a former Gitmo detainee, has risen within al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s ranks to commander. He is featured in a tape, along with other AQAP leaders, that celebrates the Fort Hood shooting and the failed Christmas Day 2009 attack, and also threatens further attacks on America.
US State Department designates two al Qaeda leaders in Yemen
The Yemeni government erroneously reported that one of the two al Qaeda leaders, Qasim al Raymi, was killed in January. Al Raymi is al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s military chief. His brother is currently held at Guantanamo.
Former Gitmo detainee targeting Afghan charities
Abdul Hafiz, a former Gitmo detainee, has reportedly rejoined the Taliban and is leading efforts to terrorize charities operating in Afghanistan. Hafiz was transferred to Afghanistan in December 2009 and is the first reported recidivist released by the Obama administration.
Former Gitmo detainee leads top Taliban council
Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir is one of two top Taliban leaders designated on March 19 to replace Mullah Baradar, who was detained by Pakistan last month. Zakir was released from Guantanamo in 2007.
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Deal near on Gitmo, trials for detainees
Afghanistan
Former Gitmo detainee said running Afghan battles
United States
Court dismisses appeal of Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay
Former Gitmo detainee killed in Yemen while plotting attack on British embassy
A former Gitmo detainee, Hani Abdo Shaalan, was killed in Yemen as he was reportedly preparing to participate in an attack on the British embassy and other Western targets. At Gitmo, Shaalan admitted that he worked for the Taliban yet downplayed his role, but evidence indicates he was recruited and trained by the Taliban.
Gitmo detainee implicated in Red Cross murder transferred to Afghanistan
The US has released Abdul Hafiz, who was implicated in the kidnapping and murder of Ricardo Munguía in 2003. Hafiz reportedly “practiced and preached a very extreme interpretation of Islam on the blocks” at Gitmo.
Former Guantanamo detainee now al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula’s Mufti
Former Gitmo detainee Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish has emerged as a leading ideologue for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Rubaish repeatedly attacks the Saudi government in his messages and has justified assassinations of Saudi officials. At Gitmo, Rubaish admitted he was a committed jihadist who had been trained in an al Qaeda camp.
Another former Gitmo detainee killed in a shootout
Former Guantanamo detainee Yousef Mohammed al Shihri was killed in an Oct. 13 shootout at a checkpoint along the Saudi-Yemeni border. He was reportedly dressed like a woman and planned to commit a suicide attack. Prior to being transferred from Guantanamo, al Shihri allegedly made it clear that he hated all Americans.
Former Gitmo detainee killed in shootout
A former Guantanamo detainee named Fahd Saleh Suleiman al Jutayli has reportedly been killed in a shootout in Yemen. Prior to his repatriation to Saudi Arabia, Jutayli was accused of having fought at Tora Bora.
Iran and the Taliban, allies against America
The testimony of a Guantanamo detainee confirms that cooperation between Iran and the Taliban began prior to the September 11 attacks. The one-time enemies came together to fight their common foe: America.
The Uighurs, in their own words
The US Treasury Department and the UN have designated Abdul Haq as a terrorist with ties to al Qaeda and the Taliban. The designation may complicate the Obama administration’s efforts to relocate seventeen Uighur detainees currently held at Gitmo. Some of the Uighur detainees have openly admitted their ties to Abdul Haq.
DC court finds Gitmo detainee properly held
A DC district court has ruled that detainee Hedi Hammamy was properly held at Guantanamo. Hammamy is alleged to have fought at Tora Bora, and worked for a network of al Qaeda cells in Europe that plotted against the 1998 World Cup tournament in France.
Yemeni detainee at Gitmo to be freed
The US Justice Department has agreed to release a Yemeni detainee from Guantanamo. The detainee, Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi, is a well-educated orthopedic surgeon who allegedly worked for al Qaeda and assisted the organization’s chief anthrax scientist.