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- 1. SE C R E T // NOFORNI / 2O3IOII5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFBNSE JOINT TASK FORCEGUANTANAMO GUANTANAMO BAY. CUBA APOAE 09360 JTFGTMO.CG 15January2006 MEMORANDUMFORCommander,UnitedStatesSouthemCommand,3511NW 9lstAvenue, Miami,FL33172. SUBJECT:Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoDControl(CD)for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN:US9AG-000290DP(S) JTFGTMODetaineeAssessment 1. (S//NF)PersonalInformation: AhmedBin SalehBel Bachao JDIMSA{DRC ReferenceName: o AliasesandCurrent/TrueName: Slim Antar: SulimanAntar; SalimAntar o Placeof Birth: Aleiers.Algeria (AG) o Dateof Birth: 13November1969 o Citizenship: Algeria o InternmentSerialNumber(ISN): US9AG-000290DP 2. (FOUO)Health: Detaineeisin goodhealth.Hisin processing'BodyMassIndexon09 FEB02was24Yo.HehaslatentTB andisnoncompliantwithtreatment.Hewentonahunger strikeinNovember2002andAugust2005.Heis notonanychronicmedications.Hehasno knowndrugallergies. 3. (S/NF) JTF GTMOAssessment: a. (S) Recommendation: JTFGTMOrecommendsthisdetaineefor Continued DetentionUnderDoDControl(CD). If a satisfactoryagreementcanbereachedthat ensurescontinueddetentionandallowsaccessto detaineeand/orto exploited intelligence,detaineecanbeTransferredOut of DoDControl(TRO). JTFGTMO CLASSIFIEDBY: MULTIPLESOURCES REASON:E.O.12958SECTION1.5(C) DECLASSIFYON: 20310115 SE C R E T //NOFORN I I 2O3IOII5
- 2. S E C R E T //NOFORN / I 2O3IOII5 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnder DoD Control for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9AG-000290DP(S) previously assesseddetaineeasTransferto the Control of Another Country for Continued Detention(TRCD) on 10 September2004. b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis assessedasa probablememberof Al- Qaidawho attendedan Al-Qaida supportedtraining campandhaddirect associationswith the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) andthe SalafistGroup for the Call andCombat(GSPC).' Detainee'stravel to Afghanistanwas facilitated throughthe Finsbury ParkMosquein London,United Kingdom (UK), a locationknown for its tiesto Islamicextremists.While in Afghanistan(AF), detaineeaffiliated with known GIA, GSPC,andAl-Qaida membersand associatedfacilities. Detaineeadmitsto receiving weaponstraining in Afghanistan,andwas identifiedashavingattendedanAl-Qaidatrainingcamp. It is assessedthis detaineeis a MEDIUM risk, ashemay posea threatto theUS, its interestsandallies. JTF GTMO determinedthis detaineeis of LOW intelligencevalue. 4. (S//NF)DetaineesAccountof Events: Thefollowingsectionis based,unlessotherwiseindicated,on detainee'sown account. Thesestatementsareincludedwithoutconsiderationof veracity, accuracy,or reliability. a. (S//NF)Prior History: FromJanuary1990toSeptember1991,detaineecompleted mandatoryserviceasa military policeman,rifleman, andcook in the Algerian Army and Army Reserves.' He later worked asa secretaryfor the Algiers city governmentandin the contractingdepartmentfor Sonatrach,a petroleumcompanyfor which his fatherhad also worked. He wasre-hired by the city governmentin 1997asa securityguard. In March 1999,afterhe claimedto havereceivedrepeatedandescalatorythreatsfrom the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), detaineeleft Algeria for Franceto starta rlew life.' Upon his anival in Paris,hepurchaseda falseFrenchpassportwith thenameof Slim Antar.a In May 1999, detaineetraveledto the UK to apptyfor political asylum.s t lSntn; The GSPCandGIA arepartof theAl-Qaida Global JihadSupportNetwork, an IICT Tier 0 target. Tier 0 targetsaredefined asterrorist groupsthat posea clear and immediatedangerto US personsor interests. ' IIR 6 034 035702, IIR 6 0340356 02,000290KB 02-13-2002 ' lSntf'; The GIA reportedlytried to coercedetaineeinto quitting or causingcritical errorsat hisjob to embarrass the Algerian government. The first contactoccurredin 1995andthe last contactwas after he had left Algeria in 1999. See000290MFR l6-APR-2002 4toztq/m9t-02,000290 sIR 16-ApR-2002,000290MFR l6-ApR-2002,000290FM30230-MAY-2002, (S/NF) (Analyst Note: Detaineestatesthat the availability of forged passportsin the Parissuburbanareaof Barbes is well known amongArabs. SeeIIR 2 340 637902) t ooozgoMFR 16-ApR-2002.000290FM302 30-MAy-2002 2 S E C R E T // NOFORN / I 2O3IOII5
- 3. S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 2O3IOII5 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnder DoD Control for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9AG-000290DP(S) b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: Upon arrivalin London,UK, he proceededto the Finsbury ParkMosque,wherehe hadheardhe could stayfor free. Detaineelistenedto lecturesfrom Abu-Hamza(Analyst Note: Abu-Hamza likely refersto SheikAbu HamzaAl- Masri) andwatchedjihad recruitmentvideosaboutChechnya,Afghanistan,andBosnia.6 Detaineethen movedto Portsmouth,UK, wherehe worked for abouttwo yearsin a hotel.T Detaineeclaimedhis asylumapplicationwasultimatelyrejected,soin 2001detainee returnedto the Finsbury ParkMosquefor assistancein requestingan appeal.sWhile at the mosque,MohammedAl-Masri reportedlyrecommendeddetaineetravel to Afghanistan(AF) for training andto avoid deportationto Algeria. (Analyst Note: SheikAbu HamzaAl-Masri is alsoknown asMuhammadAl-Masri. While its inconclusivefrom the detainee'sreporting, it is probablethat he is referring to the sameman.): Al-Masri told detaineethat entering Afghanistanwaseasy,asproperdocumentationwasnot required.eIn July 2001,with the assistanceof Al-Masri, detaineedepartedthe UK for Afghanistan. Detaineetraveledto Afghanistanvia Peshawar,Pakistan(PK). Oncein Peshawar,detaineeclaimed he used contactinformation provided by Al-Masri to contactMohammedAl-Afghani. Al-Afghani allegedlymet detaineeat his hotelandthenassistedin detainee'stravelto Jalalabad,AF. On 29 July 2001,detaineearrived in Jalalabadand stayedfor threeanda half monthsat the Algerianguesthouseownedandoperatedby Abu Jaffar.r0(AnalystNote: MuhammadAl- Afghani is likely Muhammad Shah,known to haveassistedJaffarin transportingrecruits acrosstheborder. Jaffaris assessedto be deceasedNorth African ExtremistNetwork facilitator Abu Jaffaraka Omar Chabbani.) c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: During detainee'sstayat the guesthouse,he reportedlytrainedon smallarms(includingKalashnikovandSimonovrifles) underAbu Jaffar. Detaineestatedhe traveledonceto the Deruntatraining campbut did not attend training.rrlnNovember2001,dueto the impendingattackson Jalalabadby coalitionforces, detaineefled to the ToraBoramountainswith otherresidentsof the suesthouse.12 5. (S//NF)CaptureInformation: a. (S/A{F) Detaineeclaimedhis groupfrom the guesthousehid in the cavesfor approximatelytwenty days. He deniedwitnessingany combat,only aircraft flying ' 000290FM30230-MAY-2002 'to3rurm9t-oz, t 000290sIR l6-ApR-2002,000290FM30230-MAy-2002 n000290KB 02-13-2002,IIR2340 629202,TD3r4n2i9r-02,000290MFRl6-ApR-2002,000290FM30230- MAY-2002 'oooo29o3023I-MAY-2002 rrooo29oFM3o23o-MAY-2002 't ooo29or<B02-13-2002 3 SE C R E T //NOFORN I / 2O3IOII5
- 4. S E C R E T // NOFORN I / 2O3IOII5 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnder DoD Control for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9AG-000290DP(S) overhead.l3From the encampmentareain Tora Bora, detaineefled to Pakistanon foot with a groupof approximately 100individuals. They hopedto contactPakistanigovemment representativesfor refugeeassistance.On l8 December2001,Pakistanivillagersreportedly led the groupto a PakisianiArmy unit, who took them into custody.to D.tainee wasthen transferredto US custodyon 4 January2002.ts (Analyst Note: Given the detainee's extendedpresencein Tora Bora, andthe period andlocation of his capture,it is probablethat detaineewasinvolvedin combatactionagainstUS/coalitionforcesin the ToraBoraregion.) (Analyst Note: Detaineeprobably fled Tora Bora asa memberof the large group of fighters ledby seniorAl-QaidamemberIbn SheikhAl Libi. The grouptraveledthroughthe NangarharProvinceandwas convincedby their Pakistanihostto gatherin a mosquewhere theFakistaniforcescapturedthem.)r6 b. (S)PropertyHeld: o 1 x 1000PakistaniRupeenote o 1 x 500 PakistaniRupeenote o 5 x 10PakistaniRupeenotes o 2 x PakistaniRupeenotes o I x 20 British Poundnote o 5 x 10000Afghani notes o 3 x 1000Afghani notes o I x EhsanOpticsglassesin a black glassescase o I x Orangecoveredbook with Arabic writing. o I x Silverring c. (S)Transferredto JTFGTMO:9February2002. d. (S/NF)Reasonsfor Transferto JTFGTMO:Toprovideinformationonthe following: o Leadersof the FinsburyParkMosquein London,UK o Obtainingfalsepassportsin France o A training campcloseto Jalalabad,AF, called Dar Wanta(Derunta) '' 000290FM30230-MAY-2002 'oto 314100949yz,IIR 6 034035602 '5TD-314/oot4s 02 'uTD-314114605-04 + SE C R E T //NOFORN I I 2O3IOII5
- 5. S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 2O3IOII5 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnder DoD Control for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9AG-000290DP(S) 6. (S//NF) Evaluation Of Detainee's Account: Therearevariousgapsin detainee'sstory dueto his inconsistencyandevasivenessduring interrogations. His route of travel parallelsthat of otherdetaineeswho were recruitedthroughthe Global JihadSupportNetwork to receive training in Afghanistan. Detaineeclaims to havefled Algeria to avoid deaththreatsfrom the GIA, anddeniesknowledgeof GIA or GSPC. However,throughouthis travels,he associated with reportedmembersand facilities known to be actively involved with both groups. He never identified who told him to proceeddirectly to the Finsbury ParkMosqueto seekassistancein obtainingpolitical asylum. He claims not to haveparticipatedin any combatagainstUS or coalition forces,yet waspresentin the Tora Bora region andcapturedwith alarge group of mujahideen 7. (S//NF) Detainee Threat: a. (S) Assessment: It is assessedthe detaineeposesa MEDIUM risk, ashe may posea threatto theUS, its interestsandallies. b. (S//NF) Reasons for Continued Detention: Detaineeis assessedasa probable memberof Al-Qaida who attendedan Al-Qaida supportedtraining camp andhaddirect associationswith GIA andthe GSPCpersonnel.Detaineepossiblyattendedadvanced explosivestrainingwhile residingin theJalalabadguesthouse.Detaineelikely participated in hostilitiesagainstUS andcoalitionforcesat ToraBora. o (S/A{F) Detaineehasreceivedvarioustypesofjihadist/military training, and assessedto havepossiblyreceivedadvancedexplosivestraining. o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmittedto training underAbu Jaffarwhile residing in the Algerianguesthousein Jalalabad,AF." (AnalystNote: Jaffaris assessedto be Omar Chabani,akaAbu Jaffar Al Jazeeri,a seniorGIA andAl-Qaida memberwith affiliations to the SalafistGroup for Call andCombat(GSPC). Abu Jaffar,a principal associateof seniorAl-QaidafacilitatorAbu Zubaydah,operatedguesthousesfor extremiststraveling to Afghanistanfor training at Al-Qaida campsin Jalalabadand elsewhere.)18 o (S) Detaineeadmitsreceivingtraining.ata campnearJalalabadon the Kalashnikov,Makarov,andotherweapons.'' (AnalystNote: Detaineeprobably trained at Al-Qaida's Deruntatraining campnearJalalabad.) . (S/A{F) AssessedAl-QaidamemberAbdelli MuhammadFeghoul,ISN US9AG-000292DP(AG-292), recognizeddetaineefrom the Algerian guesthouse 't IIR 6 034026605,IIR 6 034035602,IIR 2 340621302 't TD 314t19998-02,rrR6 832013202,IIR 6 853013702,IIR 6 034026505,IIR 2 340638402 't IIR 6 034035602 5 s E c R E T // NOFORN| | 20310115
- 6. SE C R E T //NOFORN I I 2O3IOII5 JTFGTMO-CG SUBJECT:Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoD Controlfor Guantanamo Detainee,ISN:US9AG-000290DP(S) in Jalalabad.(AnalystNote: AG-292hadalsobeenidentifiedat Al-Qaida's Deruntatraining campat the sametime asdetainee.)2O a (S/NF) FormerdetaineeandassessedexplosivestraineeMousa Zemmouri,ISN US9MO-000270DP(MO-270),reportedseeingbothdetainee and AG-292 atthe Deruntacamp.tt o (S/AID Detainee'sresidenceat the Jalalabadguesthousecoincideswith the periodthatYounis AbdurrahmanChekkouri,ISN US9MO-000197DP(MO-197), conductedexplosivestraining. MO-197 is an explosivestrainerandadmittedheadof the military c-ommissionof the MoroccanIslamicFightingGroup(GICM).22MO- 197hasalsobeenidentifiedasa chemicalandelectronicsspecialistwho, between late2000andSeptember2001,hadbeenresponsiblefor providingtrainingon theuse of electroniccomponentsfor fabricatingexplosivedevicesat theAlgerianhouse, assessedto be theAlgerianguesthouserun by detainee'sassociate,Abu Jaffar." (AnalystNote: It is possibledetaineeattendedexplosivestraining;however,thereis no additionalreporting to supportthat assessment.) o (S) Detaineereceivedbasicmilitary, weapons.andmilitary policetrainingduring his conscriptionwith theAlgerianArmy in 1990."' (AnalystNote: Detainee'sprior military training would makehim an attractivecandidatefor recruitmentandmay havepermittedhim to proceedthrough basictraining fasterthan inexperienced recruits. This could haveprovided the opportunity for the detaineeto attend advancedtraining,suchasexplosivestraining.) o (S/A{F) Detaineewasrecruitedandfacilitated throughthe Finsbury Park Mosquein London,UK, a known Al-Qaida/extremistcenterfor jihadists." o (S/AfF) Detaineeadmiuedthat the Finsbury ParkMosquealsofacilitated movementof personswishingto wagejihad in Afghanistan.26 o (S/AIF) SheikAbu HamzaAl-Masri recruiteddetainee,andarrangedfor his travel andtraining in Afghanistan.2T(Analyst Note: ShdikAbu Hamzaal-Masri is the former Imam of the Finsbury ParkMosqueandcurrently in British custody. He 'oIIR 6 034tt62 03,IIR 2 340621302,TD-314t39402-02 " IIR6 034133803 " 1S/Nf; (AnalystNote: TheGICM,liketheGIA,isamemberof theGlobalJihadSupportNetwork,aTier0 CounterterrorismTarget.) " ro414t0to37 -03,TD314t19998-02,TD 314t3993202,TD-314t0609202,TD-314/01038-03,TD-314t40214- 02,TD-314131852-03,TD-314139402-02,trR6 034030002 'orcBB2o2zzFEBo2,IIR6 034035602 tt IIR 6 0340i5202,IIR 6 034020003,IIR 6 034020003,IIR 6 034oB4202,IIR 6 034005302,IIR 6 0340843 02,IIR6 034008103 'uIIR 2 34063i902 " 000290KB 02-13-2002,rrR2 340629202,TD 314n2791-02,000290MFR l6-ApR-2002,000290FM30230- MAY-2002,TD-3t4/00949-02 6 SE C R E T // NOFORNI / 2O3IOII5
- 7. S E C R E T // NOFORN / I 2O3IOII5 JTF GTMO-CG SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnder DoD Control for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9AG-000290DP(S) reportedlyhasclosetieswith theIslamicArmy of Aden (IAA)28,Al-Qaida,andother extremistsgroups." c. (FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: The detaineeis assessedasa HIGH threatfrom a detentionperspective.The detainee'soverallbehaviorhasbeennon-compliantand occasionallyhostileto the guardforce and staff. The detaineecurrently has23 Reportsof DisciplinaryInfractionlistedin DIMS, with the mostrecentoccurringon 2 December2005 when he begancalling a guardderogatorynamesduring a waist line checkaspart of a search.The detaineeassaulteda guardon I7 March 2005by throwinghis shoeandhitting a guardin the face. Earlier that sameday the detaineesaidto a guard,"Sh-t on America" and "Deathto theUnited States."Otherincidentsfor which the detaineehasbeendisciplinedfor includeusingprovoking words and gestureswith the guards,failure to follow instructions/camprules,assault,crossblock talking,damageto property,andpossessionof non-weapontype contraband.The detaineehas6 Reportsof DisciplinaryInfractionin 2005, which include 2 threatstowardsguardsanda major assault. He was a major participantin the voluntary total fast,missing over a hundredmealsaccordingto guardnotesin DIMS. On themorningof 24 November2005,AG-290 declareda voluntarytotal fast. However,his fast lastedlessthantwo hoursasthe detaineelaterclaimedthat guardshadhelpedhim sohe would eat. 8. (S/NF) DetaineeIntelligenceValueAssessment: a. (S) Assessment: JTFGTMOdeterminedthisdetaineeis of LOW intelligencevalue. b. (S/NF) Placement and Access: Detaineewasrecruitedandfacilitatedthroughthe FinsburyParkMosqueandits Imam,SheikAbu Hamzaal-Masri,whois currentlyin Britishcustody. DetaineeadmittedlytrainedunderOmarChabani,a seniorGIA andAl- Qaidamemberwith affiliationsto theSalafistGroupfor CallandCombat(GSPC).He admittedlyresidedatanAlgerianguesthousein Jalalabadknownfor facilitatingtrainees to Deruntatrainingcamp.HisplacementattheJalalabadguesthousewouldhavegiven him accessto thestudentsandtrainersof theexplosivescourse.Detaineewascaptured in theToraBoraregion. c. (S//NF)Intelligence Assessment: DetaineeclaimsheleftAlgeriato dueto pressure fromtheGIA, buthisfacilitationandtravelsuggesthewasalreadyaffiliatedwith Notth " 1S/Nry The IAA is an IICT Tier 1 counterterrorismtarget. Tier I targetsare defined asterrorist groups, especiallythosewith statesupport,that have demonstratedthe intention andthe capability to attackUS personsor interests. " IIR 1 663 526902,IIR 6 044 422505,IIR 2 340 604402 7 s E c R E T // NOFORN/ | 20310115
- 8. SE C R E T //NOFORN I I 2O3IOII5 JTFGTMO-CG SUBJECT:Recommendationfor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoD Controlfor Guantanamo Detainee,ISN:US9AG-000290DP(S) AfricanExtremistgroups,like GIA andGSPC.Hehasprovidedverylittle information onhiscontactsandactivitiespriorto leavingAlgeria.It ispossibledetaineeusedanalias in Afghanistanthathasnotyetbeenidentified.Identificationof detainee'saliasis likely to yieldadditionaldetailsregardingdetainee'sactivities,suchasadvancetraining,and associationsin Afghanistan.Duetothevariousgapsandinconsistenciesin detainee's account,hisintelligencevalueandrolewithintheAl-Qaidanetworkis difficultto assess. Detaineeisprobablyacommitted,trainedmujahidbutunlikelyto haveservedin a criticalor significantrolefor Al-Qaida. d. (S//NF)Areas of PotentialExploitation: o Algeriansafehousesin Jalalabad,AF o OmarChabaniakaAbuJaffar o Personnelstayingatsafehouses o Guesthousein JalalabadknownastheHouseof theAlserians o AlgerianArmedIslamicGroup(GIA) o FinsburyParkMosqueanditsconnectionsto theGSPCandGIA. o Trainingcampsin Afghanistan 9. (S) EC Status: Detainee;senemycombatantstatuswasreassessedon 24February2004, andheremainsanenemycombatant. Y?/'./@<,[+Y wHooD- Major General,USA Commanding o o S E C R E T //NOFORN / I 2O3IOII5