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HEADQUARTERS, JOINT TASKFORCE GUANTANAMO U.S.NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO CUBA BAY, APOAE 09360

JTF-GTMO-CDR

5 April2007

MEMORANDTIM FOR Commander, United StatesSouthernCommand,3511 NW 91stAvenue, M i a m i .F L 3 3 1 7 2 for SUBJECT: Recom.mendation Transfer Out of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN: US9YM-000034DP(S)

JTF-GTMO DetaineeAssessment
1. (S//NF) Personal Information: o o o o o o JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: Al-Khadr A al-Yafi Aliases and Current/TrueName: Al-Khadr Abdullah Muhammedal-Yafi" Abu Musa. Musa al-Lujdi. Gharib Placeof Birth: Lawdar"Yemen (YM) Dateof Birth: 1970 Crtrzenship: Yemen IntemmentSerialNumber (ISN): US9YM-000034DP

2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in good health. 3. (U) JTF-GTMO Assessment: a. (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMO recommends this detainee TransferOut of DoD for (TRO). JTF-GTMO previouslyassessed Control detainee ContinuedDetentionunder as DOD Control (CD) with Transfer Languageon 31 March 2006. jihadist b. (S/NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis an Islamic extremistand a veteran who admitted that he traveled to Afghanistan (AF) for jihad. Detaineewas identified as being on the front lines of Kabul, AF, at an al-Qaida supportedguesthouse, and at Tora Bora, AF. Detaineeis reportedly an al-Qaida facilitator who trained at multiple campsin Afghanistan,and is possibly a UsamaBin Laden (UBL) bodyguard. IADDITIONAL CLASSIFIED MULTIPLE BY: SOURCES REASON: E.O.12958, AMENDED, AS SECTION 1.4(C) DECLASSIFY 20320405 ON:

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S E C R E T // NOFORNI / 20320405 JTF-GTMO-CDR for SUBJECT:Recommendation Transfer Out of DoD Control(TRO) for Guantanamo (S) Detainee, ISN: US9YM-000034DP INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DETAINEE IS AVAILABLE IN AN SCI SUPPLEMENT.I JTF-GTMO determined detainee be: this to
o o o MEDIUM risk, as he may pose a threatto the US, its interests and allies. A LOW threat from a detention perspective. Of MEDIUM intelligencevalue.

c. (S/NF) Summary of Changes: The following outlineschanges detainee's to (Changes this assessment be assessment sincethe last JTF-GTMO recommendation. in will annotatedby F next to the footnote.) o Detaineewas possibly an al-Qaida facilitator and"/or UBL bodyguard a

4. (U) Detainee'sAccount of Events: The following section is based,unless otherwise indicatedoon detainee'sown account. These statementsare included without consideration of veracity, accuracy, or reliability. a. (S//NF) Prior History: Detainee's formal educationendedafter the fourth grade. Detaineewas conscripted into the Yemeni military in 1985when he was 17 yearsold, and servedfrom 1985-1987 the infantry. Detaineewas trainedto usethe Kalashnikovassault in rifle, handgunsand various other weaponsthat he could not recall. After the military, worked on his parents'land as a shepherd.He also took odd jobs in construction, detainee security, and small trades dealing in sheepand vegetablesfor approximately 10 years. Detaineetraveled twice to Saudi Arabia, performing both the Hajj (major pilgrimage) and the Umrah (minor pilgrimage;.' The first trip to SaudiArabia was in 1994, for approximately12 months. The secondtrip to SaudiArabia was in 1998for approximately weeks.' 2 b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: Detaineestudiedfor six months at the Dimaj Institute in Sadah,YM, under deceased Shaykh Muqbil al-Wadi, who encourageddetaineeto travel to Afghanistan to teach the basicsof religion and Arabic language.' Abd al-Malik al-

' 000034 302 23-DEC-2002 tIIR6 034032902 ' tO-:I+/SOO13-01,Analyst Note: In this account,detainee claimedhe traveledto Afghanistanin May of 2001. This is inconsistentwith other accorurtshe has given, and he may have been trying to downplay his associations with Arab fighters in Afghanistan. It is assessed that detaineeactually traveled to Afghanistan in 1999. He later also denied ever attending the Dimaj Institute or studying under Shaykh Muqbil al-Wadi. SeeIIR 4 2012484 04. Shaykh al-Wadi is aka Shaykh Muqbil. A variant of Dimaj is Dumaj. The Dimaj Institute is also known as Dar alHadith or Jamia Shavkh al-Muqbil.
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s E c RE T / / NOFORT\ I I 20320405 JTF-GTMO-CDR STIBJECT: Recommendationfor Transfer Out of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9YM-000034DP(S) Pakistani,who was approximately 28-29 years old, handled detainee'srecruitment and travel. given by ShaykhMuqbil al-Wadi.a Detaineemet al-Pakistani a speech at c. (S/NF) Training and Activities: Detaineewas in Afghanistan for approximately two yearsteaching the Koran alongsideAbd al-Malik al-Pakistani. Detaineedid missionary work in Karachi, Pakistan(PK), at various mosquesbefore proceedingto Quetta, PK, and Kandahar,AF. Detaineeworked as a missionary in Kandaharuntil his departurefor Khowst, AF, in early December2001.s Detaineedeniedmeetingany Taliban members,attendingany training camps,or carrying any weaponswhile in Afghanistan." 5. (U) Capture Information: joined a group of 31 Arabs in Khowst. Threeguidestook them to the a. (S//\fF) Detainee Afghanistan-Pakistan border at Parachinar,PK. Detaineeclaimed he gave his passportto a guide. Once in Pakistan, guide told detainee the that he was going to get a vehicle and food, but did not retum, leaving detaineewithout his passport. Pakistani authorities arrested detainee Parachinar 15 December2001 and transferred in on him to US custodvat the KandaharDetentionFacility on26 December2001.7 b. (S) Property Held: None c. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 16 January2002

d. (S//NF) Reasonsfor Transfer to JTF-GTMO: Therewere no reasons transfer for documented detainee's in file. 6. (S/NF) Evaluation of Detainee'sAccount: Detaineeadmittedto his role as a jihadist traveling to Afghanistan during only one interview. In all other accounts,he has resolutely maintainedhis cover story despiteevidenceto the contrary. Detaineecontinuesto maintain his Koran-teaching cover story. Majid M Abdu Ahmed, ISN US9YM-000041DP(YM-041), revealedthat the Koran-teaching cover story was false.oMohammedY A1 Zayley, US9SA000055(SA-055), statedthat after detainee and his group were captureda Pakistaniprison warden instructedthem that when interrogatedby US forces they should say they were in Afghanistan to teach the Koran or for religious studies.'
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7. (U) Detainee Threat: b. (S) Assessment: Detaineeis assessed be a MEDIUM risk, as he may posea threatto to the US, its interests, and its allies. c. (S//NF) Reasonsfor Continued Detention: Detaineeis an Islamic extremistand a veteranjihadist who admitted to a joint US-Yemeni interview team that he traveled to Afghanistan for jihad. Detaineewas on the Kabul front lines, at al-Qaida affiliated safe houses,and at Tora Bora. Detaineereportedly trained at Derunta and Khaldan Training Camps and was an al-Qaida facilitator. o (S/A{F) During a joint US-Yemeni custodial interview, detaineestatedhe went to Afghanistan to fight jihad, and was in Afghanistan for approximately two yearsprior to his capture.lo o (S/A{F) Detaineewas identified as being in Afghanistan for over a three-yearperiod 2001 by othersin US and foreign custody. Detaineewas before and after 11 September seenon the Kabul front lines, at al-Qaida affiliated guesthouses, at Tora Bora. and o (S/A{F) Detaineeparticipated in hostilities on the Kabul front lines and in Tora Bora. . (S/A{F) Abdu Ali al-Hajj Sharqawi,ISN PK9YM-001457DP(YM-1457), a well known al-Qaida facilitator who facilitated the travel of many jihadists into and out of Afghanistan, remarkedthat detaineewas a Yemeni who was at the Kabul front lines." . (S/,Am; Muhammad Mani Ahmad al-Shal Lan al-Qahtani,ISN US9SA000063DP(5,4'-063), identified detainee a fighter he saw in Tora Bora.l2 as . (S/AVF; Pakistan's ISID listed Abdallah al-IGazar as one of forty-eight Yemeniscapturedas they were escaping from Afghanistan. It is assessed Abdallah al-I{.J;razara variant of detainee's is name.'' . (S/A{F) Abd a\-Razzaq Abdallah Ibrahim al-SharikhISN, US9SA-000067DP (5,4.-067), identified detainee being in Tora Bora.ra as o (S/AfF) Detaineetransitedmultiple al-Qaidaaffiliated guesthouses while in Afghanistan. 'oTD3ur28494-02 " IIR 6 034oo59 05

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000063SIR I4-APR-2003, Analyst Note: 5,4.-063 assessed be an intended"206 Hijacker" in the 11 is to September2001 attacks,who failed to gain entry into the US .^ '' TD-314/50490-01

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(S/AIF) MohammedHashim, ISN US9AF-000850DP(AF-850), statedhe '' saw detaineein early 2000 at the Arab compound in Kandahar. . (S/AVf; Abu Faraj al-Libi aka (Mustafa Faraj Muhammad Mas'ud al-Jadid al(LY-10017),a high level al-Qaida Uzaybl),ISN US9LY-010017DP leaderwho was detainedin early May 2005,recognized detainee a Yemeni he saw at the as Kabul guesthouse approximatelyT999or 2000.'o in . (S/A{F) Mamdouh Ibrahim Ahmed Habib, ISN US9AS-00066lDP (A5-661, transferred),reported detaine.e was one of the individuals he saw at the Abu guesthouse Kabul." (Analyst Note: Abu Hamza guesthouse Harnza in is assessed be the Abu Hamza al-Qa'iti guesthouse, known al-Qaida to a guesthouse.)18 o (S/AfF) Detainee'sname was found on a documentrecoveredduring raids on suspected al-Qaidasafehousesin Pakistan. Detaineewas listed as Al-Khodr Abdullah al-Yafe'i aka (Musa al- last nameillegible), who had a Yemeni passport and an ID card. The safetydepositbox numberassociated with detaineewas 20298.'e lAnalyst Note: Such lists are indicativeof an individual's residence within AlTaliban,and other extremistguesthouses, often for the purposeof training or Qaida, coordination prior to travel to the front lines or abroad. Trust accountsor safety depositboxes were storagecompartmentssuch as envelopesor folders that were used to secure individual's personalvaluables, the suchas passports plane tickets,until and completionof training or other activity.) o (S/A{F) Detaineewas recognizedby al-Qaidamemberswho claimedto have known him by his alias while in Afghanistan. Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih alHanashi,ISN US9YM-000078DP(YM-078), stateddetainee identified himself to YM-078 as Gharib, from Abyan, Yemen.2o(Analyst Note: An independent corroboratingaccountis availablein the SCI supplement.) o (S/A{F) Detaineehas been identified as an al-Qaida facilitator who trained at multiple campsin Afghanistan,and possiblyidentified as a UBL bodyguard. o (S/NF) 5,4'-067 statedthat Fahd Umar Abd al-Majid al-Umari al-Sharii ISN (SA-215),told him (5A-067)that detainee US9SA-000215DP was an al-Qaida facilitator with whom SA-215 had trained at Derunta and Khaldan Training Camps.2l o (S/AIF) 5,4.-067 reportedthat detainee could be one of UBL's bodyguards.22
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s E c R E T // NOFORN I I 2032040s JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendationfor Transfer Out of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN: US9YM-000034DP(S) o (S/A{F) Shaykh Muqbil al-Wadi recruited detaineein Yemen for jihad. o (S/AIF) Beginning in the early 1980s,al-Wadi played a direct role in spreading the influence of Wahabism in Yemen, and was responsiblefor the jihadist movement in the Sadaa,YM, area.23(Analyst note: Shaykh al-Wadi was the founder of the alSalafiah (Salafist) movement in Yemen and operateda number of reform-oriented institutions and organizationsincluding the Dimaj Institute. The Dimaj Institute is a suspected terrorist training facility, which recruits and indoctrinatesMuslim radicals.) o (S/AIF) Four other individuals capturedwith detaineewere also influenced by ShaykhMoqbil al-Wadi: Uthman H Al Rahim, ISN US9YM-000027DP(YM-027),24 MohammedA al-Ansi, ISN US9YM-000029DP(YM-029),25 Maiid M Abdu Ahmed, (YM-041),26 Ali A Al Rahizi,ISN US9YM-000045DP ISN US9YM-000041DP and

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d. (U//FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: Detaineeis assessed be a LOW threatfrom a to detentionperspective.Detainee'soverall behaviorhasbeencompliantand rarely hostile toward the guard force and staff. Detaineecurrently has 16 Reports of Disciplinary Infraction listed in DIMS with the most recent occurring on 28 January 2007, when he was found in possession contraband,including a sheetof paper tom in half with foreign of languagewritten on the front and back. Detaineehas a total of two Reports of Disciplinary Infraction for assault with the most recentoccurringon27 May 2003,when he spit on and threw water and bodily fluids on guardswhile participating in a massdisturbance. Other incidents for which detaineehas been disciplined include threateningguards,assault,damage to governmentproperty, inciting and participating in massdisturbances,failure to follow instructionsand camp rules,possession food, and possession both non-weapon of of and weapontype contraband.On 3 June2004 severalrocks were found in the detainee's cell. In 2006 detainee had a total of five Reportsof Disciplinary Infraction and one so far in2007. 8. (U) Detainee Intelligence Value Assessment: ^. (S) Assessment: Detaineeis assessed be of MEDIUM intelligencevalue. Detainee's to most recent interrogation sessionoccurred on 6 June 2006. b. (S//ND Placement and Access: Detaineespenttwo to threeyearsin Afghanistanand was identified as beins on the front lines near Kabul and Tora Bora. Detaineewas also
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s E c RE T // NOFORN I I 2032040s JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendationfor Transfer Out of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9YM-000034DP(S) identified as residing at a guesthouse and an Arab compound in Kandahar,and training at both Khaldan and Derunta. Detaineeis a committed veteranjihadist, and was possibly an alQaida facilitator or UBL bodyguard. c. (S/NF) Intelligence Assessment: Detaineeshouldbe able to provide limited information on Taliban and al-Qaida commandersthat were stationedat the Kabul front lines and Tora Bora. Detainee should be able to identify recruiters that operatedfrom the Dimaj Institute in Yemen. Detaineehas named some associates has provided very little insight but to their identitiesor activities. The information detainee can provide would probably incriminatehimself and other JTF-GTMO detainees, it would be datedand not but strategicallyor tactically critical. If corroborating information can be found that confirms his role as an al-Qaidafacilitator or UBL bodyguard,this would raisedetainee's intelligence value. d. (S/NF) Areas of Potential Exploitation: o o Personalities,training, and recruiting practicesat the Dimaj Institute Individualsin detainee's group that fled from Tora Bora

9, (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswas reassessed 2 November 2004, on and he remains an enemv combatant.

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Definitions for intelligence terms used in the assessment be found in the Joint Military Intelligence College can October 2001 guide Intelligence Warning Terminologlt.

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