ISN: US9SO-000567DP

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Released?: Yes

Nationality: Somalia

Date of birth: 12/27/1964

Place of birth: Burco, Somalia

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Arrived at Guantanamo: 05/01/2002

Memo date: 09/01/2008

Detainee Summary: If released without rehabilitation, supervision, and means to successfully reintegrate into his society as a law abiding citizen, it is assessed detainee would seek out prior associates and reengage in hostilities and extremist support activities. Since transfer to JTF-GTMO, detainee has provided conflicting information and withheld information of intelligence value and has instructed other detainees in extremist CLASSIFIED(S) views. Detainee is assessed to be a member of al-Qaida and al-Qaida affiliated groups, a financier, and facilitator in the Global Jihad Support Network (GJSN).1 He is a veteran extremist and a probable associate of Usama Bin Laden (UBL) dating back to 1992. Detainee provided direct financial support to al-Qaida, al-Wafa, and other terrorist and terrorist support entities through the Somalia-based company Dahabshiil 2hawala. Detainee is assessed to have directly arranged a large transfer of funds prior to his capture, which was used to finance the 28 November 2002 al-Qaida attacks in Mombasa, Kenya (KE). Detainee was in contact with other Somalis possibly linked to al-Qaida who were living in the US and who may have been involved in terrorist financing operations. Detainee received advanced training in mortars and artillery at al-Qaida?s al-Faruq Jihad Wahl Training Camp in 1992, prior to fighting in the Afghan Civil War, and possibly worked on the staff at the al-Qaida affiliated Islamic Institute in Kandahar, Afghanistan (AF).

Health: Detainee is in overall good health.

Threat to US: HIGH

Intelligence value: HIGH

Detention risk: HIGH

Recommendation: Continued detention under DoD control