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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUAT.ITANATTIOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTON OF
JTFGTMO-CG 23 July2004
MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthemCommand,351I NW 9lstAvenue,
Miami,FL 33172.
SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AG-000284DP(S)
1. (FOUO)PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSA.IDRCReferenceName: MohammedAbd Al Oadr
o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: TalebAbdelaziz.Abu Ahmad
o Placeof Birth: Tiaret.Algeria(AG)
o Dateof Birth: 12Jlurlret970
o Citizenship: Algeria(AG)
2. (FOUO)Health: ISN0284is currentlyin goodhealth.Hehasahistoryof unidentifiedleft-
sideweakness,hungerstriking,andacidrefluxdisease.
3. (S//NF)DetaineeSummary:
a. (S)BackgroundandCaptureData: Thefollowingsummaryparagraphsarebasedsolely
onthedetainee'sstatementsunlessnotedotherwise.
o Detaineeclaimsheleft Algeria(AG) for Italy (IT) in July 1993,spendingtwomonths
in Corliano,IT. HethendepartedItaly for Germany(GM),endingupin Frankfurt,GM, living
therefrom 1993to 1999.Hespentthreeyearsin Germanprison,beingheldfor usingandselling
hashish.Uponreleasefromprisonhetraveledto Corliano,IT. Detaineeobtaineda fakeFrench
passportandtraveledto London,EnglandpK) in June2000. After spendingtimein British
prisonfor retumingstolenclothingandclaimingarefund,heflew to Islamabad,Pakistan(PK)
in May 2001.He left IslamabadthroughPeshwar,PK andTorkham,PK, endingupin Jalalabad,
Afghanistan(AF).
o Detaineeclaimshetraveledto Afghanistanbecausehehadheardit wasanIslamic
state,andhewantedto settledownandfind awife. HefledAfghanistanintoPakistanandwas
CLASSIFIED BY: Multiple Sources
REASON:8.O.12958Section1.5(C)
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SIIBJECT: Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AG-000284DP(S)
arrestedby Pakistaniauthoritieson 10December2002.Detaineewashandedoverto US forces,
whotransfenedhim to aprisonatKandahar,AF.
b. (S)Transferto JTFGTMO: Detaineewassubsequentlytransportedto GuantanamoBay
NavalBase,Cuba,on20January2002.
c. (S)Reasonsfor Transferto JTFGTMO: Toprovideinformationon:
o An allegedAl-Qaidaconnecteddoctorlocatedin theSahetAm neighborhoodin
Jalalabad,AF.
d. (S//NF)Reasonsfor ContinuedDetentionin AnotherCountry:
r (S/A{F) SeniorAl-QaidaoperativeAbu Zubaydahidentifieddetaineefromaphotoas
AlgeriannationalAbu Ahmad,whowassentto AfghanistanfromEuropeby theAlgerianGroup
andtrainedattheKhaldencamp.
o Abu ZubaydahrecalledhavingseendetaineeattheAlgerianguesthousein
Jalalabad,AF. Zubaydahalsoidentifieddetairieeassomeonehesentpicturesof to Sa'idAl-
Kurdi,apassportfacilitatorin Belgiumwhoprovidedfakepassportsto Zttbaydah.
o (Analystnote: Duringaninterrogationon8June2004,detaineespokebriefly
abouthisbeingtrainedat theKhaldencamp,buthelaterdeniedeverything,sayinghehadnever
beenthereandhadnotreceivedanykindof trainingwhileinAfghanistan.Detaineedenies
htowingAbuZubaydahandhasnoexplanationasto howZubaydahhadbeenableto recognize
him. Detaineealsoclaimsneverto havestayedin theAlgerianguesthousein Jalalabad,AF.)
o (S/A{F)ISNUS9SY-000489DPidentifieddetaineeasbeingamemberof the
Jema'ahIslamiyahMuqatilah(JlvI), whichis closelyconnectedwith theSalafistGroupfor
PreachingandCombat(GSPC).
o ISN 489statedthattheJIM isbasedin Algeria,but doesmostof its operationsin
Libyaandis responsiblefor manymurdersin WestemLibya. ISN489funheridentified
detaineeashavinglivedin Algeria,Germany,andEngland,andasbeingaclosefriendof Abu
HanzaAl-Musri, theImamof theFinsburyParkMosque
o (Analystnote: Basedonpreviousinformationprovidedbyotherdetainees,
anyoneattendingtheFinsburyParkandBrixtonmosqueswouldbeableto identifythe
leadershipandtheextremebrandsofIslampreachedthere.However,detaineedenieshtowing
Al-Musri,whois widelyrecognizedin FinsburyPark.)
o ISN489'sidentificationof theJIM maybemisleading.It's possiblethatheis
referringto theLibyanIslamicFightingGroup(LIFG),butmorelikelyhewasidentifyingthe
ArmedIslamicGroup(GIA).
o During thetimedetaineewasin Germany,anAlgeriannamedYahiaoperated
undertheFranffurt, GM,cellof theSalafistGroupforPreachingandCombat(GSPC).h is
assessedthatdetaineesolddrugswith YahiaandUthmanto raisefundsfor theGSPC.
o TheGSPCis a TierI tenoristgroup.TierI groupsaredefinedasthosethathave
demonstratedtheintentionandthecapabilityto attackUSpersonsor interests.
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SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AG-000284DP(S)
o TheGIAis a Tier2 terroristgroup.Tier2groupsaredefinedasthosethathave
demonstratedboththeintentionandthecapabilityto attackUSpersonsandinterests,butare
believedtoposesomewhatlessthreatto USinterestsaroundtheworldthanTierI groups.)
e. (S)IntelligenceFocus:JTFGTMOhasdeterminedthatthisdetaineeis of medium
intelligencevalueduetohisknowledgeof:
o SalafistGroupfor PreachingandCombatandtheGIA:
o Leadership
o Fundraising
o Recruiting
o Associationswith, andsupportol theTalibanin Afghanistan,andAl-Qaidain
Europe,PakistanandAfghanistan.
o Operationsin Algeria
o Membership
o Facilities
o Al-Qaida:
o Operationsin Afghanistan
o Small-unittomid-levelleaders
o Useof safehousesin PakistanandAfghanistan
o Acquisitionandproductionof fakepassports
o Futureoperations
o Leadership,members,andradicalteachingsin London,UK, mosques.
4. (S)Detainee'sConduct: Detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeengenerallynon-compliantand
aggressive.Detaineehashadnumerousincidentsof hitting,grabbing,andthreateningto kill or
mutilateguards.Detaineealsohasseveralincidentsof spittingandthrowingurineandother
fluidsonguards.Detaineehashadseveralinstancesof refusalsandfailuresto follow the
guards'instructions.Detaineehasalsohadnumerousincidentsof possessingcontrabanditems
in hiscell(fooditemsandplasticeatingutensils)andseveraloccurrencesof unauthorizedcross-
blocktalking.
5. (S)EC Status:Detainee'senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24February2004,and
heremainsanenemycombatant.
6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment:
a. (S)Summary:It is assessedthatthisdetaineeis amemberof theSalafistGroupfor
PreachingandCombat,andAl-Qaida'sglobalterroristnetwork.Detaineeis associatedwith
knownterroristorganizationsandsupportersandhasbeenidentifiedashavingparticipatedin
terroristtraining;however,detaineedoesnotappearto beaseniorleader.Detaineehas
demonstratedatleastsomelevelof commitmenttojihadby hisassociationsandhistravel
patterns.Detaineehasgenerallybeencooperativeduringintenogationsbut attimeshasbeen
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SUBJECT:Recommendationto Transferto theControlof AnotherCountryfor Continued
Detention(TRCD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AG-000284DP(S)
uncooperativeandobstinate.It hasbeendeterminedthatthedetaineeposesamediumrisk,ashe
mayposeathreatto theUS,its interestsandallies.
b. (S)Recommendation:JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineebetransferredto the
controlof anothercountryfor continueddetention.
7. (S) Coordination: JTF GTMO notified theCriminal InvestigativeTaskForce(CITF) of this
recommendationon 16July 04. In the interestof national securityandpursuantto an agreement
betweenthe CITF andJTF GTMO Commanders,JTF GTMO will deferto CITF's assessment
thatthedetaineeposesa high risk.
CF: CITF-GTMO
xaL/@,/ JAYW.HOOD
/ BrigadierGeneral,USArmy
Commanding
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