Moroccans detained in Guantanamo

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There have been approximately fifteen Moroccans detained in Guantanamo. The United States maintained over 750 captives in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.^[1] Different sources offer different estimates of the number of Morocco who have been held. The US Department of Defense released what they called an official list of all the detainees who had been held in military custody in Guantanamo. It lists fifteen Moroccan detainees.

[edit] List of Moroccan Guantanamo detainees

misn	name	place of birth	date of birth	notes
56	Abdullah Tabarak Ahmad	Casablanca	December 12, 1955	The Washington Post reported that on February 2, 2004 General Geoffrey Miller told the Red Cross that Tabarak was the sole remaining detainee they would not be allowed access to.[2]
72	Lahcen Ikassrien	Targist	October 2, 1972	Originally identified as Reswan A. Abdesalam.[3] His real identity was revealed through his fingerprints.[3] Alleged to have ties to Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, a mastermind of the Madrid bombing.[3] Extradited to stand trial in Spain on July 3, 2005.[3] Acquitted on October 11, 2006.[4]
75	Najib Mohammad Lahassimi	Sattat	September 28, 1978	Sentenced to three years for falsifying documents.[5][6][7]
123	Muhammad Hussein Ali Hassan	Selwan	December 16, 1966	Allegedly traveled to Afghanistan for Jihad.[8] Allegedly served on the front lines.[8] Allegedly captured near Mazari Sharif on November 1, 2001.[8]
133	Mohamed Ibrahim Awzar	Koreebja	September 28, 1979	There is no record that a CSR Tribunal was convened for this captive.
150	Said Boujaadia	Casablanca	May 5, 1968	Alleged to have been associated with Al Wafa, and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Alleged to have attended military training camps in Afghanistan.
160	Muhammad Ben Moujan	Dar Bida	February 14, 1981	Alleged to have attended a military training camp in Afghanistan.
197	Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri	Asafi.	April 5, 1968	Alleged to be associated with the Moroccan Islamic Fighting Group and Jama'at Al-Tablighi.[9]
237	Mohammed Souleimani Laalami	Casablanca	March 4, 1965	Claimed he was beaten into uttering false confessions.[10]
244	Abdul Latif Nasir	Casablanca	March 4, 1965	Alleged to have trained at Afghan military camps.[11][12][13] Allegedly was a trainer at al Qaida training camps.[11] Allegedly a member of al Qaida military committee and a purchaser on the al Qaida explosives committee.[11]
294	Mohammed Mizouz	Casablanca	December 31, 1973	Repatriated to Morocco in August 2004 with four other Moroccans.[14] Released on parole, but subsequently re-arrested on November 11, 2005.[14] Mizouz reported guards had urinated on the Koran.[15][2]
499	Radwan Al Shakouri	Asafi.	February 12, 1972	There is no record that a CSR Tribunal was convened for this captive.
534	Tarek Dergoul	Mile End, UK	December 11, 1977	There is no record that a CSR Tribunal was convened for this captive.
587	Ibrahim Bin Shakaran	Casablanca	August 4, 1979	Repatriated to Morocco in August 2004 with four other Moroccans.[14] Released on parole, but subsequently re-arrested on November 11, 2005.[14]
590	Ahmed Rashidi	Tanjiers	March 16, 1966	An investigator hired by Rashidi's lawyer was able to find pay stubs that proved Rashidi was working as a chef in London when American intelligence analysts alleged he was attending the al Farouq training camp, in Afghanistan.[16]

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