Abu Bakr Alahdal

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Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhhammad Alahdal
Born: 1979 (age 28–29) (estimate)
Al Hudaydah, Yemen
Detained at: Guantanamo
Alias(s): Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhammad Alahdal
Conviction(s): no charge, held in extrajudicial detention

Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhhammad Alahdal is a citizen of Yemen, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] His detainee ID number is 171. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts estimate that Alahdal was born in 1979, in Al Hudaydah, Yemen.

Contents

[edit] Identity

Captive 171 was identified inconsistently on different Department of Defense documents:

[edit] Combatant Status Review Tribunal

[edit] Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhammad Alahdal's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 13 October 2004.[5] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is associated with an [sic] al Qaida and the Taliban:
  1. The detainee departed Sana'a, Yemen for Karachi, Pakistan on 11 May 2001.
  2. The detainee traveled to Afghanistan in October 2001 and fought with the Taliban.
  3. The detainee stated he is a member of the Yemeni political party Islah.
  4. The Yemeni political party Islah (Al-Islah Reform Party in Yemen) is a radical fundamentalist group closely associated with and supportive of al Qaida activities in Yemen.
b. The detainee participated in militay operations against the United States and its coalition partners:
  1. The detainee requested to go to the site where the fighting was taking place in Afghanistan.
  2. The detainee knew he would be issued a weapon by and be expected to fight for the Taliban.
  3. The detainee stated he intended to use the weapon against the Northern Alliance.
  4. A Taliban leader issued the detainee an AK-47, three magazines, two grenades and a vest.
  5. The detainee served on guard duty for the Taliban.
  6. The detainee served three weeks at the front line with the Taliban.
  7. The detainee took up arms and was present on the Taliban front line defenses located at Bagram, Afghanistan.
  8. The detainee was captured in mid December 2002 [sic] .

[edit] Administrative Review Board hearing

Summary of Evidence memos were prepared for Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhhammad Alahdal's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 15 June 2005.[7], and again on on 28 March 2006.[8] The memos listed factors for and against his continued detention.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b OARDEC (May 15, 2006). List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). Index for Combatant Status Review Board unclassified summaries of evidence. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  3. ^ OARDEC (August 9, 2007). Index to Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round One. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  4. ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). Index of Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round Two. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  5. ^ a b OARDEC (13 October 2004). Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Alahdal, Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhammad pages 74-75. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  6. ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, April 20, 2006
  7. ^ a b OARDEC (15 June 2005). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Alahdal, Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhhammad pages 93-95. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  8. ^ a b OARDEC (28 March 2006). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Alahdal, Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhhammad pages 48-51. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.