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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS,JOINT TASK FORCEGUANTANAMO U.S. NAVAL STATION,GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA APO AE 09360

JTF-GTMO-CDR 3 March2007

MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthern Command, 3511 NW 9lst Avenue, Miami, FL33172

SUBJECT: Recommendationfor Transfer Out of DoD Control (TRO) for Guantanamo Detainee,ISN: US9TS-000148DP(S)

JTF-GTMO DetaineeAssessment

1. (S//NF) Personal Information:

o JDIMSA{DRC ReferenceName: Adil Mabrouk Bin Hamida o Aliases and Current/True Name: Adel Ben Mabrouk Bin Hamida Bouehanmi.Abdul Nasser o Placeof Birth: Tunis. Tunisia (TS) o Date of Birth: 15 September1970 o Citizenship: Tunisia o IntemmentSerial Number (ISN): US9TS-000148DP

) (U//FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in good health.

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

a. (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMO recommendsthis detaineefor TransferOut of DoD Control (TRO). Detaineeis designatedas TRO due to the Tunisiangovemment sentencing detaineeto twenty years for being a member of a terrorist organization. JTF-GTMO previouslyassessed detainee as ContinuedDetention Under DoD Control (CD) with Transfer Languageon 10 March 2006.

CLASSIFIEDBY: MULTIPLESOURCES REASON:E.O. 12958, AS AMENDED,SECTION 1.4(C) DECLASSIFY ON: 20320303

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b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis assessedto be a memberof the Global Jihad SupportNetwork (GJSN)I,which is affiliated with al-Qaida'sglobal terroristnetwork. Oelaineeand his brothers have been associatedto the Tunisian CombatantGroup (TCG), a componentof the GJSN, via the Sami Essid Network and the General ServicesCooperative in Milan, Italy (IT). Detaineereportedly received specialized training at Islamic militant training camps in Afghanistan (AF). JTF-GTMO determinedthis detaineeto be:

o A HIGH risk, ashe may posea threatto the US, its interestsand allies. o A HIGH threat from a detention perspective' o Of MEDIUM intelligencevalue.

c. (S/NF) Summary of Changes: Thereare no significantchanges to detainee's assessmentsince the last JTF-GTMO recommendation.

4. (S/NF) Detainee'sAccount of Events:

The following sectionis based,unless otherwise indicated, on detainee'sown account. These statementsare included without consideration of veracity, accuracy, or reliability.

a. (S//NF) Prior History: Detain-eespeaks Arabic ashis native language,but also speaks and understandsItalian and French.' Detaineehas an elementaryschool education. At the ageof 19, detaineedecided to immigrateto Italy. Detaineeused his passportto acquirea tourist visa to Trapani,IT, in 1989.3Detainee immediately traveled to Rome, IT. Detainee sold heroin for a living, but usedmuch of the incometo supportdetainee's own drug habit. Detaineereturned to Tunisia in 1993and worked as a barber. In September1995, detainee. moved to Milan and lived in a large dormitory and began attendingthe Via PaduaMosque.- ln 1998,detainee attempted to renewhis residencycard in Milan. Detaineediscovered he was sentencedto one and a half years in absentiafor a 1992 drug-relatedcharge. Detainee spentone year and nine months at the Pesaroprison in Milan.'

b. (S//ND Recruitment and Travel: Detaineemet Abdul Fatah,an Algerian, at the Via PaduaMosque in Milan. ln March 2000, detaineeand Fatah decidedto travel to Afghanistan to study Islam and live under Islamic law, but were unable to go at that time. In February Z0OI,detaineeagain decided to travel to Afghanistan. Fatah did not accompanydetainee,

I Analyst Note: Formerly known as the North African Extremist Network (NAEN). ' ooot+g302 o1-MAY-2002 'IIR 6 034r2oi 04 o000t48 302 0I-MAY-2002,000148 KB suP l5-DEc-2005 t ooot+g302 18-APR-2002

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but provided detaineea travel route and the name of Jafar al-Jazaiei as a point of contact.6 Detaineedid not tell anyonein his_family about detainee'sintended trip to Afghanistan becauseit was a "secretiveissue."' Detaineemade his way to Afghanistanthrough Tehran, Iran (IR) then Meshhad,IR, in February 200I. Detaineethen crossedthe border into Afghanistan through Teybad, IR, near Herat, AF. From Herat, detaineeflew to Kabul, AF, where detaineestayed at a guesthousefor one day.o Detaineewent to Jalalabad,AF, and stayedat an Algeriqn guesthouseowned by Jafar al-Jazaien,locatedbehind the Taliban IntelligenceOffice.'

c. (S/NF) Training and Activities: Detaineestayed for approximatelyone month at Jafar al-Jazaiei' s guesthouse.Jafar al-Jazaiei and Abdul Hafrz taught detaineehow to assemble and disassemblea Kalashnikov assaultrifle. Detaineereturned to a Kabul guesthouse located in the Wazir Akbar Khan areato study under an Afghan named Yousef Khan, who owned the guesthouse.Detainee remained at this location with approximately fony-four other individualsfrom variouscountries until December2001.10

5. (S//NF) Capture Information:

a. (S/AfD In December200I, detaineethought it was too dangerousto remain in Kabul. Detaineeleft with a few guestsfrom the guesthouse.In mid-December,Pakistani forces captureddetainee with four Arabs from the guesthouse,and an Afghan traveling with them, as the group crossedthe Pakistan-Afghanistanborder. Pakistani forces transferreddetainee from Kohat, PK, to US custodyat the KandaharDetention Facility on 31 December2001.rr

b. (S) Property Held:

o Money o $350USD o Assorted Afghan and Italian curency o IdentificationDocumentation o IranianVisa and old passportphotos o Recentpassport size photos o Republic of Tunisia identification card o Ministrv of Finance card from Italv with detaineeidentified uooor48 MFR o1-APR-2002 t IIR 6 0340914 03 t ooot+8MFR o1-APR-2002 e IIR 6 034rr4s 04,000148302 08-ApR-2003 tooool48 302 o8-APR-2003 " 000148302 18-ApR-2002,000148 MFR 0l-ApR-2002,TD-3t4100945-o2,paragraphD.20

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o OneCasio F-91W o Miscellaneousitems to include and Italian phonecard and a scrapof paperwith foreign languagewritten

c. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 9 February2002

d. (S//NF) Reasonsfor Transfer to JTF-GTMO: To provide informationon the following:

o GeneralServices Cooperative o The Sami Essidnetwork and its members o Algerian recruiter Abdel Halim Remadnaaka (Abdul Fatah) o The Adineh Travel Agency

6. (S/NF) Evaluation of Detainee'sAccount: Debriefershave routinely commentedon detainee'sdeception during debriefing. Detaineefails to provide completedetails on his activitiesand associateswhich includemembers of al-Qaida.

7. (S/NF) DetaineeThreat:

a. (S) Assessment: It is assesseddetainee poses HIGH risk, ashe may posea threatto the US. its interestsand allies.

b. (S//NF) Reasonsfor Continued Detention: Detaineeis assessedto be a memberof the GJSN. Detaineeand his brothersare associatedwith the TCG, a componentof the GJSN,via the Sami EssidNetwork and the GeneralServices Cooperative in Milan.'' Detaineeprobably received specializedtraining at Islamic militant training camps in Afghanistan.

o (S/A{F) Detaineeis a member of the Sami Essid Ben Khemais Network which has been associatedwith the TCG. Known al-Qaida membersrecruited detaineeand assisted detaineein Afghanistan. Detaineeoccupied al-Qaida controlled facilities in Afghanistan. o (S/A{F) The Tunisian govemment identified detaineeas a member of the Sami Essid Network, who traveled on the orders of Sami Essid to Afghanistan for training. Tunisia sentenceddetainee to twenty years in prison and five years administrative arrest for being a member of a terrorist organization operating abroad."

12 Analyst Note: The GJSN, formerly know as NAEN, is comprised of various organizationsincluding the Tunisian Combatant Group and the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group. The Network is an IICT Tier 0 counterterrorism target, defined as terrorist groups, which pose a clear and immediate danger to US personsor interests. ''^ TD-314/10238-02

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. (S/Arff; The Sami Essid Ben Khemais Network was identif,redas the key memberof the TCG in Italy and is linked to other cells in the GJSN.lo The Essid Network was active in the falsification of travel documents,currency counterfeiting, stolen vehicles, and narcotics trafficking in coordination with the Mafia, ensuring financial support of terrorist groups within Europe. The former leaderof this cell Essid Sami Ben Khemaisaka (Abu Muhajir), a Tunisian,was arrestedby Italian authorities in April 2002." o (S/A{F) Detainee'sbrothers are also listed as part of the Sami EssidNetwork. Detainee'sbrothers are Samir Ben Mabrouk Ben Hmida Ben Mabrouk Bouehamiand 16 Faical Ben Mabrouk Ben Hmida Ben Mabrouk Boughami. . (S/A{F) In mid-July 2002,detainee's brother Samir was residingin Holland with Radi al-Fiqi a Libyan Islamic extremist. Al-Fiqi was an operativeof senior al-Qaida lieutenant Zayn al-ltbidin Muhammad Husayn aka (Abu Zubaydah), ISN US9GZ-010016DP(GZ-10016). Samir was alsomaintaining contact with a '7 large group of Islamic radicalsin Italy. Detainee'sbrother Samir reportedly sought assistancefrom the Tunisian governmentand ICRC to have detainee 18 releasedfrom JTF-GTMO. o (S/AIF) Abdul Fatah, assessedto be an extremist network recruiter, made arrangementsfor detaineeto travel to Afghanistan for jihadist training. Detainee statedFatah gave detaineejihadist videotapes. Fatah directed detaineeto an Algerian guesthousein Jalalabadmanaged by Abu Jafaral-Jazaieri.le (Analyst Note: Fatah alsorecruited Lufti Bin Swei Lufti, ISN US9TS-000660DP(TS- 660), in Italy. The TunisianGovemment identified T5-660 as a memberof the EssidNetwork and detainee'stravel companionto Afghanistan.2oTo date,neither detainee acknowledgesan associationwith the other.) o (S/A{F) Tunisian officials reported detaineewas sent to Iran with a visa provided by the consulateof Iran in Milan.2r (Analyst Note: It is assessedFatah coordinated detainee'svisa procurementin Milan.) o (S/A{F) Detaineeacknowledged residing at the Abu Jafar al-Jazaiei Guesthouse in Jalalabadfor approximately twenty-eight days beginning in late February 2001.22

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. (S/AIF) Abu Jafar al-Jazaiei aka (Omar Chaabani),was a known al-Qaida facilitator subordinateto Abu Zubaydah,and was financed by Usama Bin Laden (UBL). Abu Jafar ran a terrorist network which operatedsafe housesin Peshawar,PK, Jalalabad,and Kabul." Thesehouses were operatedfor the purposeof supporting and training North African recruits in Afghanistan.2a o (S) Detaineeacknowledged staying in Yousef Khan's guesthousein Kabul for eight months.2s lAnalyst Note: There is no additional reporting on Yousef Khan and the guesthouseis assessedto be a guesthouseoperated by Abu Jafarin Kabul.) o (S/A{F) Detaineereceived small arms training in Afghanistan and probably received explosivestraining as well. o (S/A{F) A Tunisian governmentservice report indicates detaineeattended militant training at Khaldan and the Derunta camp in Afghanistan.26 o (S/A{F) Detailee acknowledgedtraining on the AK-47 with Abu Jafar al-Jazaiei and Abdul Hafrz.'' Detaineeinitially statedhe did not receiveany training in Afghanistan, but later changedhis statement.28 o (S/AIF) Detainee'sresidence at Abu Jafar'sguesthouse in Jalalabadcoincides with the period Abu Jafar's assistantMuhibullah aka (Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri),ISN US9MO-000197DP(MO-l97), conductedexplosives training at the guesthouse.MO-197 is an explosivestrainer and admittedhead of the military commissionof the MoroccanIslamic Fighting Group (GICM). MO-197 has also beenidentified as a chemicaland electronicsspecialist who, betweenlate 2000 and September200I, had beenresponsible for providing training on the use of electronic componentsfor fabricatingexplosive devices at the Algerian house,assessed to be the Algerian guesthouserun by Abu Jafar.2e . (S/AVF; Brahim Yadel, ISN US9FR-000371DP(FR-371, transferred), stated he receivedelectronic detonation training from Muhibullah (MO-197) at Abu Jafar'sguesthouse in Jalalabadfrom Januaryto March 2001.30 o (S/A{F) Detaineewas arrestedwith a CasioModel F-91W wristwatch.3rThose who completedelectronic explosives training typically carriedthis style of watch. This model hasbeen used in improvisedexplosive devices (IEDs) linked to al-Qaida and otherradical Islamic terroristsin the past. Its timing devicecan be setbeyond a

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twenty-fourhour period,making it a usefultiming devicefor IEDs.32(Analyst Note: It is probable detaineeattended explosives training during his time at Abu Jafar's guesthousein Jalalabad.) o (S/A{F) Detaineewas identified as part owner of the General ServicesCooperative (GSCO). GSCO is known for engagingin extremist-relatedsupport activities, including 33 false documentprocurement. o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmitted to being presentat the PadrrS.Mosquein Milan and being approachedto cosignGSCO paperworkin late 2000.'" o (S/A{F) During the investigationof GSCO it was found detaineeowned the following: . (S/Affq A BMW stationwagon, LicenseMI2M8082, which had beendriven in the pastby MohamedBen Brahim Saidani. Saidaniwas arrestedby Italian police in August 2001 and extraditedto Tunisiawhere he is servinga life sentence.'- . (S/AIF) A GSM phonecard, number 00393475143199,used in January1998 by Hedi Ben Hedili Hammami aka (Abu Dar), a known memberof the Salafist Group for Call and C^ombat(GSPC) cell in Bologna,IT. The GSPC leaderwas identified as Saidani.'o o (S/A{F) Detaineewas identified as a memberof the Islamic militant movement al-Takfir Wa al-Hijra in Italy. Detaineewas reportedto haveclose ties with the group's leader,Mohammed Ben Brahim Saidani. Italian law enforcementofficials suspectedSaidani was involved in strengtheningties between Islamic extremist supportersin Milan and Bologna, and in identifying new recruits for al-Qaida.37 (Analyst Note: Mohammed Ben Brahim Saidani is the sameindividual identified in the GSCO investigation. It is evidentGSCO was usedas a front organizationfor extremistsupport elements in Italy.)

c. (U//FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: Detaineeis assessedto be a HIGH threatfrom a detentionperspective. Detainee's overall behaviorhas been semi-compliant and hostile toward the guard force and staff. Detaineecurrently has 28 Reports of Disciplinary Infraction listed in DIMS. The most recentinfraction occurredon 31 December2006. when

32 FederalBureau of InvestigationInvestigative Technology Division, "Casio Watch l8 StageIntervalometer ElectronicAnalysis Report." CEXC Number: AF No CEXC AN04 LaboratorySubmission: 040323002 Revision 219 August2004 "- IIR 5 3985006 04, IIR 6 0340193 05 3oIIR 6 0340193 05 " IIR 5 3985006 04 'u IIR 5 398 500604, AnalystNote: The GSPCis part of the al-QaidaGlobal Jihad Support Network, an IICT Tier 0 target,which is definedas a terroristgroup that poses a clearand immediate danger to US personsor interests. -_'' TD-3t4l 07 27 5 -02. TD-3 14l30 I 03-02

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detaineewas found in possessionof contraband,including two piecesof unauthorizedlined notebook paper with writing in an unknown language. Other incidents for which detainee has been disciplined include assault,damage to govemment property, inciting a mass disturbance,unauthorized communications, failure to follow instructions and camp rules, and possessionof food and weapontype contraband.On2 June2003, detaineehad a flail-like weapon made from a towel that detaineewould swing around to hit things. Detaineehas a total of five Reports of Disciplinary Infraction for assault,the most recent occurring on 2 July 2006, when detaineegrabbed a guard's hands and pulled them toward himself. In2006, detaineehad a total of 10 Reportsof Disciplinary Infraction.

8. (S/NF) DetaineeIntelligence Value Assessment:

^. (S) Assessment: JTF-GTMO determinedthis detaineeis of MEDIUM intelligence value. Detainee'smost recentinterrosation -n.tuin.esession was on 28 November 2006.

b. (S/NF) Placementand Accesr, lived in Italy for over ten yearswhere detaineewas actively involved in illicit activity supportingIslamic extremism. Detainee admittedly trained under known senior al-Qaida member and facilitator Abu Jafar al-Jazaiei aka (Omar Chaabani).Detainee's placement at Abu Jafar'sguesthouse in Jalalabadwould havegiven detaineeaccess to the studentsand trainersof the explosivescourse, which detaineepossibly also attended. Detaineepossibly attendedDerunta and Khaldan camps and had accessto personneland training activities.

c. (S/NF) Intelligence Assessment: Detaineehas knowledgeof the TCG and Islamic extremist facilitators in Milan. Detaineeprobably has knowledge on how to produce or accessforged documentsthat allow for illicit international travel. Detaineemay be able to provide information on explosivestraining conductedat the camps and guesthouses. Detaineehas provided very little information on his contactsand activities prior to leaving Tunisia. Although detaineewas identifiedwith known Islamic extremistsupport cells, it is unknown if detaineeserved in a leadershipor critical role within those cells.

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

Al-Qaida and Islamic extremist.supportcells in Italy o TCG o Sami EssidNetwork o GSCO o Specializedterrorist training o Electronic detonationtraining at Abu Jafar al-Jazaieri'sguesthouse o Derunta and Khaldan camps

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IS, JR. Rear Admiral, Navy Commanding

- Dehnitions for intelligence terms used in the assessmentcan be found in the Joint Military Intelligence College October 2001 guide Intelligence Warning Terminologt.

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