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OF DEPARTMENT DEFENSE
JOINTTASK FORCEGUANTANAMO GUANTANAMOBAY, CUBA APO AE 09360
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United StatesSouthernCommand,3511 NW 9lst Avenue, MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, M i a m i ,F L 3 3 1 7 2 . SUBJECT: Recommendationto Retain under DoD Control (DoD) for GuantanamoDetainee, (S) ISN: US9YM-000554DP

1. (FOUO) Personal Information: o JDIMSA{DRC Reference Name: Fahmi SalemSaid Al Asani o Aliases and Current/TrueName: Fahmi Salem Said Al Sani. Salem SaedMubrak Al Al Assani.and Sadeeq Hadrami . Placeof Birth: Mikala. Yemen (YM) o Dateof Birth: ll May 1977 o Citizenship: Yemen 2. (FOUO) Health: He has a history of latent TB and chronic lower back pain, but is otherwise in good health. 3. (S//NF) Detainee Summary a. (S) Background and CaptureData. Unless otherwise noted, the following background statements: notesarebasedsolely on the detainee's o Recruitment and Travel: After meeting and befriending Abdel Salam at a mosque near detainee'shome, Abdel Salam encourageddetaineeto go to Afghanistan to attend a training gavehim somemoney, and put him passportfor processing, camp. Abdel Salamtook detainee's in contactwith a chief recruiter, Abu Muath aka Munthir Muath Al-Sanaani. Al-Sanaani would later retum detainee'spassport. He also provided detaineewith airline tickets to Karachi, PK, and a point of contact. Severaldays later, detaineeand his group traveled via Quetta,PK, to Kandahar,AF, to the Al-Nebras guesthouse.Abu Khallud (aka Khalid) ran the Al-Nebras guesthouse.In mid-August 2001, the group traveled to the Al Farouq terrorist training camp.
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S E C R E T // N O F O RN I I 20291022 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: (S) Recommendationto Retain under DoD Control (DoD) for Guantanamo ISN: US9YM-000554DP Detainee, was usedas a collection (Analyst Note: Other sourceshave confirmed the Al-Nebras guesthouse point for Al-Qaida recruits. It has also beenreported Usamabin Laden (UBL) would commonly visit the new recruits here and brief them on Islam and thejihad, before sending them to AlFarouq.) receivedtraining on the o Training and Activities: While at Al-Farouq,detainee he Kalashnikov rifle from a man named Jarcah, saw otherstraining on rocket-propelledgrenade (RPGs), the PK machine gun, and he recalls hearing grenades. Between late August launchers 2001, UBL, Ayman Al-Zawahiri,and Abu Gayth, all visited and gave 2001 to early September the emphasizing needfor patiencein the jihad againstthe infidels. In early September speeches and a group 2007,after two weeksof training, Abdel Qadoos(leaderof Al-Farouq) led detainee of approximately fifty others from Al-Farouq to a mountainousregion near Jalalabad,AF, where they could continue training for ten to fifteen days. While there, detaineeand the group heard about the SeptemberI ltn attacksin the IJS. (Analyst Note: Detainee had previously claimed the VIP visitswere madeby UBL, Zawahiri, and Gayth in October2001,whichwould place him at Al-Farouq a month later than he now claims.) Detaineethen traveled to the Tora Bora mountainswith his group. . CaptureInformation: Near the end of Ramadan(December16, 2001),US forces group commander,Zubair,advised beganbombing detainee'slocation. As a result,detainee's of withdrawal to Pakistan. With the assistance an Afghan guide, the detaineeand his group withdrew to anotherunspecified location. At this unspecifredlocation, detaineewas injured in his lower right side by shrapnelfrom US bombing. Zubair subsequentlynegotiatedtheir surrender. The group was escortedby local townspeopleand tumed over to Afghan soldiers. The Afghan soldierstook the injured to a hospital in Kandahar,AF, where detaineespent a month and a half recuperatingfrom his injuries. Then, he was tumed over to US forces. to b. (S) Transferred JTF GTMO: 15 February2002 for c. (S) Reasons Transferto JTF GTMO: To provide information on terrorismrelated involved in terrorismin Afghanistan. activitiesand facilities as well as personalities for d. (S/A{F) Reasons ContinuedDetention: Al-Qaida members o (S/AIF) Detainee'snamewas found on a list of 324 suspected raids in Karachi, PK. The document listed nalnes,aliases,nationality, recoveredfrom safehouse and possessions. . (S) Detaineehas admitted to training at Al-Farouq, an Al-Qaida terrorist training camp. Detaineereceived rifle marksmanshiptraining on the Kalashnikov rifle, and states training on other small arms were readily available. . (S) Detaineeadmitsknowing Al-Farouq was sponsored UBL. by . (S) After fleeing Al-Farouq, detaineereceived further Al-Qaida training for ten to fifteen days on the Kalashnikov rifle and long distancewalking.
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S E C RE T /i N O F O RN I I 20291022 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: (S) Recommendationto Retain under DoD Control (DoD) for Guantanamo ISN: US9YM-000554DP Detainee, ran o (S/AIF) Detaineeadmits going to the Al-Nebras guesthouse, by Abu Khallud. (Analyst Note; This safehouseis lcnownfor supporting Al-Qaida members,as UBL would often visit to brief recruits who collectedthere beforetraining at Al-Farouq.) . (S) Abdel Qadoos,the Al-Farouq commanderwho is known to have led the resistance and the rest of his group in Tora Bora, AF. 11,2001, led detainee after September 2001 and late October . (S) Detaineehasprovided conflicting dates(early September from Al-Farouq. 2001) for his time of departure . (S) ISN US9YM000511DP,SulaimanAwath Sulaimanbin Ageel, allegeshe traveled to Afghanistan from Yemen with the detainee. . (S) Detaineewas recruited by Mustapha al-Sharabi,who was known to recruit Muslims for military training in Afghanistan out of the Anwar al-Jabalainmosque,located in the centerof Bushr in Ta'iz, YM. is that this detainee of medium e. (S) IntelligenceFocus: JTF GTMO has determined intelligencevalue due to his knowledgeof: o Al-Farouq training camp o Biographic details on camp leadersand trainers ' Abdel Qadoos ' Jarrah for o VIPs and reasons visits . UBL ' Ayman Al-Zawahirr . Abu Gayth o Camp layout o Types of training provided at the camp Training taking place in a mountainousregion betweenKabul and Jalalabad,AF Al Nebrasguesthouse leader Abu Khalud (aka I(halid) o Guesthouse Activities taking place o o Other guests and routesof egress Tora Bora operations o Zubair, group commander Al-Qaida recruitment and facilitation o Abdel Salam o Abu Muath aka Munthir Muath Al-Sanaani o Amged

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4. (S) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineeis currentlypassivelynon-complianttowardsdetention personnel.

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s E c RE T //N O F O RN I I 20291022 JTFGTMO-CG to SUBJECT:(S) Recommendation RetainunderDoD Control(DoD) for Guantanamo ISN: Detainee, US9YM-000554DP 2004,and on wasreassessed 24 February status enemycombatant 5. (S) EC Status: Detainee's an he remains enemycombatant. 6. (S)JTF GTMO Assessment: its of is detainee a member Al-Qaidaand/or globalterrorist a. (S) Summary:It is assessed jihad, haslinks to key facilitators Alin to a has network. Detainee demonstratedcommitment has in terroristnetwork,andhasparticipated terroristtraining. Detainee Qaida'sinternational insists never he Al-Farouq.Detainee facility, basicinstruction to admitted trainingat Al-Qaida's whenUBL was in engaged battlewith US or coalitionforcesin Afghanistan.Detainee present with his trainingin thencontinued visitedAl-Farouq. Detainee andotherhigh rankingassociates nameandaliashavebeenfoundon a list of regionof Afghanistan.Detainee's a mountainous and recruitment raids. Detainee's recovered duringsafehouse members Al-Qaida suspected are routesthroughAfghanistan thosetypical of Al-Qaidaoperatives. movement subsequent determined It fuitherexploitation. hasbeen requiring timelinehasdiscrepancies Detainee's and to poses highrisk, ashe is likely to posea threat theUS, its interests allies. a detainee underDOD control. be detainee retained JTF b. (S) Recommendation: GTMO recommends TaskForce(CITF)of this 7. (S) Coordination: JTF GTMO notifiedthe CriminalInvestigative risk on 3 June as this 2004. CITF assessed detainee a medium on recommendation 29 October the pursuant an agreement between CITF and to of 2004. In the interest nationalsecurityand poses a that CITF will deferto JTFGTMO'sassessment thedetainee JTFGTMO Commanders, hish risk.

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