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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS , JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO U.S. NAVAL STATION , GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA APOAE09360

JTF-GTMO- CDR 3 March2007

MEMORANDUM FOR Commander United States Southern Command , 3511 NW Avenue, Miami, FL 33172

SUBJECT: Recommendationfor TransferOut of Control(TRO) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN: 000148DP(S)

JTF- GTMO Detainee Assessment

1. ( S //NF) PersonalInformation:

JDIMS ReferenceName: AdilMabrouk Bin Hamida Aliases and Current/ True Name: Adel Ben Mabrouk Bin HamidaBoughanmi, AbdulNasser PlaceofBirth: Tunis, Tunisia ( TS ) Date ofBirth: 15 September 1970 Citizenship: Tunisia Internment Serial Number(ISN) -000148DP

2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detainee is in good health.

3. ( S //NF) JTF -GTMO Assessment :

a. (S) Recommendation: JTF- GTMO recommends this detainee for Transfer Out ofDoD Control (TRO) . Detainee is designated as TRO due to the Tunisian government sentencing detainee to twenty years for being a member of a terrorist organization. JTF -GTMO previously assessed detainee as Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) with Transfer Language on 10 March 2006 .

CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES REASON : 12958 , AS AMENDED , SECTION 1.4( ) DECLASSIFY ON: 20320303

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Jihad b . ( S //NF) ExecutiveSummary: Detaineeis assessedto be a memberofthe Global Support Network(GJSN) ' , which is affiliatedwithal-Qaida’sglobal terrorist network. Detainee and hisbrothershavebeenassociatedto the TunisianCombatantGroup (TCG), a componentofthe GJSN, via the Sami EssidNetwork and the General ServicesCooperative in Milan, (IT) . Detaineereportedlyreceivedspecializedtrainingat Islamicmilitant to be: trainingcampsin Afghanistan( AF). JTF-GTMOdeterminedthis detainee

. A HIGHrisk, as he maypose a threat to the US, its interests and allies. A HIGHthreat from a detentionperspective. Of MEDIUMintelligencevalue.

. ( //NF) Summaryof Changes: There are no significantchangesto detainee's assessmentsince the last JTF-GTMOrecommendation.

4. ( S ) Detainee's Account of Events :

The following section is based, unless otherwise indicated , on detainee's own account . These statements are included without consideration of veracity, accuracy , or reliability .

a. (S//NF) PriorHistory: DetaineespeaksArabic as his native language, but also speaks and understands ItalianandFrench. Detaineehasan elementary school education. At the age of 19, detaineedecided to immigrateto Italy. Detaineeusedhispassport to acquire a tourist visa to Trapani, IT, in 1989. Detaineeimmediatelytraveled to Rome, Detainee soldheroinfor a living, but usedmuchofthe incometo support detainee's own drughabit. Detaineereturnedto Tunisiain 1993 and worked as a barber. InSeptember 1995, detainee movedto Milanand livedin a large dormitoryand began attendingthe Via Padua Mosque. In 1998, detaineeattemptedto renewhis residencycard inMilan. Detaineediscoveredhe was sentencedto one and a halfyears in absentia for a 1992 drug-relatedcharge. Detainee . spent one year andninemonths at the Pesaroprisonin Milan

b . ( S //NF) Recruitment and Travel : Detainee met Abdul Fatah , an Algerian , at the Via Padua Mosque in Milan . In March 2000, detainee and Fatah decided to travel to Afghanistan to study Islam and live under Islamic law , but were unable to go at that time. In February 2001, detainee again decided to travel to Afghanistan . Fatah did not accompany detainee,

1 ) . AnalystNote: Formerlyknownas the NorthAfricanExtremistNetwork(NAEN 2 000148302 01- MAY-2002 3 IIR 6 034 1207 04 4 000148302 01-MAY-2002, 000148KB SUP 15-DEC-2005 5 000148302 18 -APR -2002

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but provided detainee a travel route and the name ofJafar al- Jazaieri as a point ofcontact Detainee did not tell anyone in his family about detainee's intended trip to Afghanistan because it was a secretive issue. Detainee made his way to Afghanistan through Tehran, Iran ( IR ) then Meshhad, IR, in February 2001. Detainee then crossed the border into Afghanistan through Teybad, IR , near Herat, AF . From Herat, detainee flew to Kabul AF, where detainee stayed at a guesthouse for one went to Jalalabad, AF , and stayed at an Algerian guesthouse owned by Jafar al-Jazaieri, located behindthe Taliban 9 Intelligence Office.

c. ( S //NF) Training and Activities : Detainee stayed for approximately one month at Jafar al - Jazaieri's guesthouse . Jafar al- Jazaieri and Abdul Hafiz taught detainee how to assemble and disassemble a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Detainee returned to a Kabul guesthouse located in the Wazir Akbar Khan area to study under an Afghan named Yousef Khan , who owned the guesthouse. Detainee remained at this location withapproximately forty - four other individuals from various countries until December 2001.10

5. ( S //NF) Capture Information:

a. ( S //NF) In December 2001, detainee thought it was too dangerous to remain in Kabul. Detainee left with a few guests from the guesthouse. In mid -December, Pakistani forces captured detainee with four Arabs from the guesthouse, and an Afghan traveling with them, as the group crossed the Pakistan - Afghanistan border. Pakistani forces transferred detainee from Kohat, PK, US custody at the Kandahar Detention Facility on 31 December 2001.

b . (S) PropertyHeld:

Money $350 USD AssortedAfghanand Italiancurrency IdentificationDocumentation IranianVisa and old passport photos Recentpassport size photos RepublicofTunisiaidentificationcard MinistryofFinancecard from Italywith detainee identified

6 000148MFR01-APR -2002 UR6 034 091403 8 000148MFR01-APR-2002 9 IIR 6 034 114504, 000148302 08-APR-2003 10 000148302 08-APR-2003 11 000148302 18-APR-2002, 000148MFR01- APR-2002, TD-314/ 00845-02, paragraphD.20

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One Casio F - 91W Miscellaneousitems to includeand Italianphone card and a scrap ofpaperwith foreign languagewritten

. ( S) Transferred to JTF GTMO : 9 February 2002

d . S ) Reasonsfor Transferto JTF -GTMO: To provideinformationonthe following

General Services Cooperative The Sami Essid network and its members Algerian recruiter Abdel Halim Remadna aka (Abdul Fatah) TheAdinehTravelAgency

6. ( S //NF) Evaluation of Detainee's Account Debriefers have routinely commented on detainee's deception during debriefing. Detainee fails to provide complete details on his activities and associates which include members of al- Qaida .

7. ( S //NF) DetaineeThreat:

a . ( S) Assessment: It is assessed detainee poses HIGH risk, as he may pose a threat to the US, its interests and allies.

b . ( S //NF) Reasons for Continued Detention: Detainee is assessed to be a member of the GJSN Detainee and his brothers are associated with the TCG, a component of the GJSN, via the Sami Essid Network and the General Services Cooperative in Milan . Detainee probably received specialized training at Islamic militant training camps inAfghanistan .

( S //NF) Detainee is a member of the Sami Essid Ben Khemais Network which has been associated with the TCG. Known al-Qaida members recruited detainee and assisted detainee in Afghanistan. Detainee occupied al-Qaida controlled facilities in Afghanistan. //NF) The Tunisian government identified detainee as a member ofthe Sami EssidNetwork, who traveled on the orders of Sami Essid to Afghanistan for training . Tunisia sentenced detainee to twenty years inprison and five years administrative 13 arrest for being a member of a terrorist organization operating abroad .

12 Analyst Note: The GJSN , formerly know as NAEN, is comprised of variousorganizations includingthe and the MoroccanIslamic Combatant Group. The Network is an IICT Tier 0 counterterrorism target, defined as terrorist groups, which pose a clear and immediate danger to US persons or interests. 13 TD-314/ 10238-02

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( S //NF) The Sami Essid Ben Khemais Network was identified as the key member of the TCG in Italy and is linked to other cells in the The Essid Network was active in the falsification oftravel documents, currency counterfeiting, stolen vehicles, and narcotics trafficking in coordination with the Mafia, ensuring financial support of terrorist groups within Europe. The former leader of this cell Essid Sami Ben Khemais aka (Abu Muhajir ), a Tunisian, was arrested by Italian authorities in April 2002.15 //NF) Detainee's brothers are also listed part ofthe Sami EssidNetwork. Detainee'sbrothers are Samir BenMabrouk Ben Hmida Ben Mabrouk Boughami and 16 Faical Ben Mabrouk Ben Hmida Ben Mabrouk Boughami. ( S // NF) In mid-July 2002 , detainee's brother Samir was residing in Holland with Radi al-Fiqi a Libyan Islamic extremist. Al-Fiqi was an operative of senior al-Qaida lieutenant Zayn al- Abidin Muhammad Husayn aka ( Abu Zubaydah ), ISNUS9GZ-010016DP ( GZ - 10016 ). Samir was also maintaining contact with a 17 large group of Islamic radicals in Italy. Detainee's brother Samir reportedly sought assistance from the Tunisian government and ICRC to have detainee released from JTF -GTMO.18 NF) Abdul Fatah , assessed to be an extremist network recruiter, made arrangements for detainee to travel to Afghanistan for jihadist training. Detainee stated Fatah gave detaineejihadist videotapes. Fatah directed detainee to an Algerian guesthouse in Jalalabad managed by Abu Jafar al- Jazaieri. (Analyst Note: Fatah also recruited Lufti Bin Swei Lufti, ISN 000660DP (TS- 660) , in Italy. The Tunisian Government identified TS-660 as a member of the Essid Network and 20 detainee's travel companion to Afghanistan. date, neither detainee acknowledges an association with the other.) //NF) Tunisian officials reported detainee was sent to Iranwith a visa provided by the consulate ofIraninMilan. ( Analyst Note: It is assessed Fatah coordinated detainee's visa procurement in Milan .) S //NF) Detainee acknowledged residing at the Abu Jafar al- Jazaieri Guesthouse inJalalabad for approximately twenty - eight days beginning in late February 2001.

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( S //NF) Abu Jafar al-Jazaieri aka (Omar Chaabani), was a known al- Qaida facilitator subordinate to Abu Zubaydah, and was financed by Usama Bin Laden (UBL ). Abu Jafar ran a terrorist network which operated safe houses in 23 Peshawar, PK, Jalalabad, and Kabul. These houses were operated for the 24 purpose of supporting and training North African recruits in Afghanistan . ( S) Detainee acknowledged staying in Yousef Khan's guesthouse in Kabul for 25 eight months. ( Analyst Note: There is no additional reporting on Yousef Khan and the guesthouse is assessed to be a guesthouse operated by Abu Jafar in Kabul.) • ( S //NF) Detaineereceivedsmall arms training in Afghanistan and probably received explosives training as well. //NF) A Tunisian government service report indicates detainee attended 26 militant training at Khaldan and the Derunta camp in Afghanistan. NF) Detainee acknowledged training on the AK-47 with Abu Jafar al- Jazaieri and Abdul Hafiz. Detainee initially stated he did not receive any training in 28 Afghanistan, but later changed his statement . S //NF) Detainee's residence at Abu Jafar's guesthouse inJalalabad coincides with the period Abu Jafar's assistant Muhibullah aka (Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri), ISN -000197DP (MO- 197) , conducted explosives training at the guesthouse. MO- 197 is an explosives trainer and admitted head ofthemilitary commission of the Moroccan Islamic Fighting Group (GICM). MO- 197 has also been identified as a chemical and electronics specialist who, between late 2000 and September 2001, had been responsible for providing training on the use electronic components for fabricating explosive devices at the Algerian house, assessed to be 29 the Algerian guesthouse run by Abu Jafar . ( S //NF) BrahimYadel, ISN 000371DP(FR-371, transferred), stated hereceivedelectronicdetonationtrainingfrom Muhibullah(MO- 197) at Abu Jafar's guesthouse in Jalalabad from January to March 2001. //NF) Detainee was arrested with a Casio Model F -91W wristwatch. " Those who completed electronic explosives training typically carried this style of watch . This model has been used inimprovised explosive devices (IEDs) linked to al- Qaida and other radical Islamic terrorists in the past. Its timing device can be set beyond a

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twenty -four hour period, making it a useful timing device for IEDs. Analyst Note: It is probable detainee attended explosives training during his time at Abu Jafar's guesthouse in Jalalabad .) ( S //NF) Detainee was identified as part owner of the General Services Cooperative (GSCO). GSCO is known forengaging in extremist -related support activities, including 33 false document procurement. //NF ) Detainee admitted to being present at the Padua Mosque in Milan and 34 being approached to cosign GSCO paperwork in late 2000 . //NF) During the investigation of GSCO it was found detainee owned the following: ( S //NF) A BMW station wagon, License MI2M8082 , which had been driven in the past by Mohamed Ben Brahim Saidani. Saidani was arrested by Italian police in August 2001 and extradited to Tunisia where he is serving a life 35 sentence . ( S //NF) A GSM phone card number 00393475143199 , used in January 1998 by Hedi Ben Hedili Hammami aka (Abu Dar), a known member of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC ) cell in Bologna , IT. The GSPC leader was identified as Saidani. 36 S ) Detainee was identified as a member of the Islamic militantmovement al- Takfir Wa al-Hijra inItaly. Detainee was reportedto have close ties with the group's leader, MohammedBen Brahim Saidani. Italian law enforcement officials suspected Saidani was involved in strengtheningties between Islamic extremist 37 supporters in Milanand Bologna, and in identifying new recruits for al- Qaida. ( Analyst Note: MohammedBen Brahim Saidani is the same individual identified in the GSCO investigation. It is evident GSCO was used as a front organization for extremist support elements in Italy.)

c. ( U // FOUO Detainee's Conduct : Detainee is assessed to be a HIGH threat from a detention perspective . Detainee's overall behavior has been semi-compliant and hostile toward the guard force and staff. Detainee currently has 28 Reports of Disciplinary Infraction listed in DIMS. The most recent infraction occurred on 31 December 2006, when

32 FederalBureauofInvestigationInvestigativeTechnologyDivision “ CasioWatch18 Stage Intervalometer ElectronicAnalysis Report. ” CEXCNumber: AF CEXCAA / 04 LaboratorySubmission: 040323002Revision 2 19 August2004 33 IIR5 398 5006 04, IIR 6 034 0193 05 34 IIR6 034 0193 05 35 IIR5 398 5006 04 36 IIR5 398 5006 04, AnalystNote: The GSPCis part of the al- QaidaGlobalJihadSupportNetwork, an IICTTier target, which is definedas a terroristgroupthat posesa clear andimmediatedanger to USpersonsor interests. 37 TD- 314/ 07275-02, TD -314 / 30103-02

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detainee was found in possession of contraband, including two pieces of unauthorized lined notebook paper with writing in an unknown language. Other incidents for which detainee has been disciplined include assault, damage to government property, inciting a mass disturbance, unauthorized communications, failure to follow instructions and camp rules, and possession of food and weapon type contraband. On 2 June 2003 , detainee had a flail- like weapon made from a towel that detainee would swing around to hit things. Detainee has a total of five Reports ofDisciplinary Infraction for assault, the most recent occurring on 2 July 2006, when detainee grabbed a guard's hands and pulled them toward himself. In2006 , detainee had a total of 10 Reports of Disciplinary Infraction.

8. ( ) Detainee Intelligence Value Assessment :

a. (S) Assessment: JTF-GTMOdeterminedthis detaineeis of MEDIUMintelligence value. Detainee'smost recent interrogationsessionwas on 28 November2006.

b . ( S //NF) Placement and Access : Detainee lived in Italy for over ten years where detainee was actively involved in illicit activity supporting Islamic extremism . Detainee admittedly trained under known senior al- Qaida member and facilitator Abu Jafar al- Jazaieri aka (Omar Chaabani). Detainee's placement at Abu Jafar's guesthouse in Jalalabad would have given detainee access to the students and trainers of the explosives course , which detainee possibly also attended . Detainee possibly attended Derunta and Khaldan camps and had access to personnel and training activities.

. (S NF) Intelligence Assessment: Detainee has knowledge ofthe TCG and Islamic extremist facilitators inMilan. Detaineeprobably has knowledge on how to produce or access forged documents that allow for illicit international travel. Detainee may be able to provide information on explosives training conducted at the camps and guesthouses. Detaineehas provided very little information on his contacts and activities prior to leaving Tunisia . Although detainee was identified with known Islamic extremist support cells, it is unknown ifdetainee served in a leadership or critical role within those cells.

d . ( //NF) Areas of Potential Exploitation:

Al-Qaida and Islamic extremist-support cells in Italy TCG SamiEssidNetwork GSCO Specialized terrorist training Electronic detonation training at Abu Jafar al -Jazaieri's guesthouse Derunta and Khaldancamps

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9. (S) EC Status Detainee's enemy combatant status was reassessed on 1 November 2004, and he remains an enemy combatant.

HARRY B. HARRIS, JR. Rear Admiral, US Navy Commanding

* Definitions for intelligence terms used in the assessment canbe found inthe Joint Military Intelligence College October 2001 guide Intelligence Warning Terminology.

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