JTF-GTMO Detainee Assessment

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DEPARTMENTOF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS,JOINT TASK FORCEGUANTANAMO U.S. NAVAL STATION,GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA APO AE 09350

JTF-GTMO-CDR 19June 2007

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

SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetention Under DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee, ISN: US9SA-000079DP(S)

JTF-GTMO DetaineeAssessment

1. (S//NF) Personal Information:

o JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: FahedA al-Harasi o Aliases and Current/True Name: Fahd Atiyah Hamza Hamid al-Harazi" Hassanal-Makki. FahedFahad" Khalid. Abu Hassan. al-Sharif. Abu Barak o Placeof Birth: Mecca. SaudiArabia (SA) o Date of Birth: 18 November 1978 o Citizenship: SaudiArabia o InternmentSerial Number (ISN): US9SA-000079DP

2. (U//T'OUO) Health: Detaineeis in good health.

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

a. (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMO recommendsthis detaineefor ContinuedDetention Under DoD Control (CD). JTF-GTMO previouslyassessed detainee for Continued Detentionwith TransferLanguage on 26May 2006.

b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis reportedto be a memberof al-Qaida. He was identified as having attendedmilitant training and was an instructor at the al-Qaida al- Faruq Training Camp. Detaineewas in Afghanistan (AF) since 1999 during which he is assessedto have participated in hostilities againstUS and Coalition forces as a member of

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UsamaBin Laden's (UBL) 55th Arab Brigade.l Detainee'sname and aliaswere listed in recovereddocuments associated with al-Qaida, and the Saudi Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Investigations(Mabahith) identified him as a high priority detainee. JTF- GTMO determinedthis detaineeto be:

o A HIGH risk, as he is likely to 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: The following outline changesto detainee'sassessment since the last JTF-GTMO recommendation. (Changesin this assessmentwill be annotated by F next to the footnote.)

o Identified detaineeas being a trainer in a camp in Kabul and possibly a poisons trainer o Identified detaineein additional al-Qaida affiliated guesthouses o Added aliasesfor detainee

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

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

^. (S/A[F) Prior History: Detaineecompleted at least 15 yearsof school. During that time, he attendeda mosquenext door to his residencein Mecca. Detaineeheld no jobs after "non-religious" graduation,but spenthis time with friends.2

b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: While attendingthe mosque,detainee met a Pakistani named Abdul Jalil who told detaineehe neededto go and fight in jihad. An individual namedMajid told detaineethat they both could go to Afghanistan and then retum to Saudi Arabia after only a short time. Majid ananged their travel, obtained Pakistani visas, and paid for all travel expenses. In March 2001, detaineeand Majid traveled to Karachi, Pakistan(PK), via Damascus,Syria. In Karachi, they were met by an unidentified Pakistani,

t AnalystNote: The 55thArab Brigadeserved as UBL's primarybattle formation supporting Taliban objectives, with UBL participatingclosely in the commandand control of the brigade.Nashwan Abd al-PrazzaqAbd al-Baqi aka(Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi), US9IZ-O10026DP (12-10026), had primary operational command of the55th Arab Brigade,serving as UBL's military commanderin the field. ' 000079302 t7 - APR-2002

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and then traveled to Quetta, PK. In Quetta,an Afghan named Muhammad met detaineeand Majid and took them to Kandahar,AF.i

c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: In Kandahar,they were met by Muthanna and taken to Kabul, AF. In Kabul, detaineeand Majid attendedtwo weeks of military training, which consistedof instruction on small arms and grenades. Upon completion of the training, Nassir, who was in chargeof the camp>told detainee,Muthanna and Majid to go to Kunduz, AF. They anived at a Taliban guesthousein Kunduz the first week in May 2001. Between five and 20 Taliban soldiers were resting at this guesthouseat various times. After one week at the guesthouse,detainee and his two associatestraveled to the secondline, about three miles to the rear of the Taliban front lines. Detaineeclaimed he went to the front lines on five or six occasionswith his AK-47 but never fired his weapon nor did he seeany fighting. Detaineeremained on the lines until late August200l. In late August 2001, detaineewas instructedto retreat to Kunduz. After approximately I or 2 days, detaineearrived back at the guesthousein Kunduz. He remainedthere for two weeks until the Taliban surrenderedto the Northem Alliance. Detaineewas told they.could surrenderand were guaranteedsafe travel through Mazar-e-Sharif,AF, to Herat, AF.*

5. (S//NF) Capture Information:

a. (S/AIF) Northem Alliance forces captureddetainee along with other Taliban and al- Qaidafighters approximately 24 November2001. Dostum's forcestook the prisonersto the Qala-i-Jangiprison located outside Mazar-e-Sharif. After one night in captivity, the prisonersrevolted leading to tle deathsof membersof the Northern Alliance forces and CIA "Mike" officer Johnny Spann.' Detaineewas shot in the arm during the uprising. Detainee and severalother JTF-GTMO detaineesthat survived the assaultshid in the basementuntil they were re-capturedabout a week later.6 Detaineewas turned over to US control on approximately28 December2001.

b. (S) Property Held:

o Miscellaneouspills

c. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 7 February2002

' OO00Z9302 l7-APR-2002, Analyst Note: It ispossible that Majid is Majid al-Barayan, ISN US9SA-00051DP (sA-051). ooooo79 302 17-APR-2002 t VariousISNs OPERATION ENDUzuNG FREEDOM - Part 3 - November2001, Analyst Note: Multiple detaineesdiscussed the uprising that occurred at the Qala-i-Jangi Prison. " Deceptionat Qala-i-JangiPrison - USSOC- May 2005, 00007930217-APR-2002

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

o Taliban training capabilities o Training Course for Trainers at al-Faruq Training Camp o Routesof ingressand egressfrom Afghanistan

6. (S//NF) Evaluation of Detainee'sAccount: Detainee'stimeline and accountare inconsistentwith historical events,information provided by other detainees,and recovered documents. For instance,detainee stated he traveled to Afghanistan in March 2001, but he is reportedin an al-Qaidadocument as travelingin 1999. Also, detaineeclaimed he was orderedto refeat from the front lines in August 2007, but the Taliban and 55th Arab Brigade retreat occurredin November2001. He has omitted information abouthis timeline, including training, travel, activitiesand associatesin order to limit his involvementand protectothers. For the majority of his detention at JTF-GTMO, detaineehas not been forthcoming with interrogators and typically refusesto answer any questionspertaining to his activities.

7. (S//NF) DetaineeThreat:

a. (S) Assessment: Detaineeis assessedto be a HIGH risk, as he is likely to posea threat to the US, its interestsand allies.

b. (S//Nf) Reasonsfor Continued Detention: Detaineeis reportedto be a memberof al- Qaida. Detaineeserved as an instructor at al-Qaida's al-Faruq Training Camp. He attended militant training and is assessedto have fought on the front lines near Kunduz with the 55th Arab Brigadeagainst US and Coalition forces. Detainee'sname and aliaswere listed in recovereddocuments associated with al-Qaida. Detaineewas listed by Mabahith as a high priority detainee.

o (S/AIF) Detaineeis a reported al-Qaida trainer. o (S/AIF) Senior al-Qaida facilitator Abdu Ali al-Haji Sharqawi,aka ("Riyadh the Facilitator"),ISN PK9YM-0001457DP(YM-1457), identified detaineeas Hassanal- Makki, who attendedthe class at al-Faruq Training Camp to becomean instructor.T . (S/AIF) YM-1457's statementis corroboratedby a recoveredal-Qaida document. Detainee's alias, Hassanal-Makki, was found on a list of participants for a course entitled "Training Coursefor Trainers," held at al-Faruq from Septemberto December2000. This listing statesdetainee traveled to Afghanistan t IIR 6 034oo59 05 +

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in 1999,attended the trainer's course,and worked as a trainer at al-Faruq. He then traveledto Mazar-e-Sharifbefore the I 1 September2001 attacks.UThe list indicated detaineewas residing in the airport complex for the duration of training.e (Analyst Note: The airport complex probably refers to the al-Qaida guesthouselocated at Kandahar airport.) o (S/AID David Michael Hicks, ISN US9AS-000002DP(AS-002, transferred), stateddetainee went by the name Khalid and was a trainer of the basic training course at al-Faruq.lo o (S/AJF) Detaineeclaimed he never receivedtraining at al-Faruq, but rather at a camp near Kabul. He indicated this training camp was not a typical training camp where many people attended,but rather a small residenceutilizing very old, primitive weapons.tt . (S/A{F) Ibrahim Bin Shakaran,ISN US9MO-000587DP(MO-587, transferred),stated that an individual named Hassanwas in chargeof phys^ical training at a privately-owned Libyan paramilitary camp located in Kabul.'' (Analyst Note: The camp in Kabul describedby detaineemay have been the Libyan campnoted by MO-587. However,the identificationof detaineebeing the HassanMO-587 mentioned as being at the Libyan camp requires further investigation.) o (S/A{F) FahdUmr Abd al-Majidal-Sharif, ISN US9SA-000215DP(SA-215), identified detaineeas possiblybeing SA-215's cousin,as they areboth namedal- Sharif and both come from Mecca. SA-215 reportedthat otherJTF-GTMO detainees refer to detaineeas Abu Barak.13SA-215 separatelymentioned the nameAbu Barak as a trainer in the poisons training coursethat SA-215 attended. According to SA- 215, Abu Barak taught at the Derunta Camp, Khaldan Camp, and Abu Musab al- Suri's Camp.la (AnalystNote: SA-215 is the only sourcewho has associatedthe namesal-Sharif and Abu Barak to detainee.Since SA-215 identified detaineeand a poisonstrainer with the samealias from approximately the sametime period (1999 - 2000), it is possibledetainee is the poisonstrainer. However,no other information is availableto corroboratethis assessment,and SA-215 identifiedAbu Barak as an Egyptian,not a Saudi.) t to-: t+/gos68-02,detainee is lettero t IIR 7 7393023 02, detainee is listedin paragraph2, numberl8; AFGP-2002-800321,detainee is listedon page4, number20. toIIR 6 0340825 o2; IIR 6 0340929 02 " 000079302 07-AUG-2002,000079 302 17-ApR-2002 '' IIR2 340686402 " >0002t5SIR l9-Nov-2005 'o >0002t5 SIR30-Nov-2o04,OOO2L' SIR 18-Dec-2004,IIR 6 0340284 05, IIR 6 0340353 05, IIR 6 0340015 06, rrR 6 0340344 05

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o (S/A.{F) Detaineeis assessedto have participated in hostilities againstUS and Coalition forces on the front line in Kunduz and was possibly a unit commanderin UBL's 55th Arab Brigade. o (S/AIF) SA-215 identified detaineeas a subordinateto 55th Arab Brigade commanderAbd al-Hadi al-Iraqi.ls o (S/A{F) Yasin MuhammadSalih MazeebBasardah, ISN US9YM-000252DP (YM-252), stateddetainee was a member of an Arab group fighting the Northem Alliance in Taloqan. Awad l(halifah Muhammad Abu Bakr Abu Uwayshah al- Barasi,ISN US9LY-000695DP(LY-695), led the group, and other membersof the group includedFayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman,ISN US9YM-000153DP(YM-153); Majid AbdallahSaid Barayan, ISN US9SA-00051DP(SA-051); and Khalid Bin Abdullahal-Hameydani, ISN US9KU-000213DP(KU-213).16 (Analyst Note: This unit operatedwithin the 55th Arab Brigade.) o (S/A{F) Admitted al-Qaida member John Walker Lindh photo-identified detainee as Hassan. Lindh first saw him during the retreat from the front lines. Lindh believed detaineewas an administrator becausehe carried a walkie-talkie during the retreat and was responsiblefor keeping people in the rear motivated. Lindh later saw detaineewith an injured arm in the back of a truck after the surrenderof Qala-i- Jangi.lT (Analyst Note: Lindh did not specifua timeframewhen he saw detainee. However, the retreat from the northern front lines correspondsto the Taliban and 55th Arab Brigade withdrawal during Operation Enduring Freedomin November 2001, after the initiation of US combat operations,contradicting detainee'sown account that he withdrew in August 200I . Detainee'spossession of a walkie-talkieand role as a motivator indicate a leadershipposition among the fighters.) o (S/AfD Various other detaineeshave identified detaineefrom the front lines and elsewhere. . (S/AIF) Said Ibrahim Ramzi aI-Zahrari,ISN US9SA-000204DP(SA-204), stateddetainee was known as Abu Hassan. SA-204 saw detaineeat the front lines "big and in the kitchen," which anotherdetainee described as a large dining area.'8 SA-204 indicatedthat detaineespent 10 days in a large housein Kunduz with 90 othersduring the retreat.'' . (S/AIF) According to al-Qaida member Muhammad Mani Ahmed al-Shallan al-Qahtani,ISN US9SA-000063DP(54.-063), detainee is a mujahid from^Jeddah, SA, who was involved with an unspecifiedKandahar mujahideen group.2o

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. (S/A{F) MuhammadAhmad Abdallah Salih al-Hanashi,ISN US9YM-000078 (YM-078), stateddetainee was in a hospital in Sheberghan,AF, with him for 25 daysafter the Qala-i-Jangiuprising.'' . (SiNF) NasserNajiri Amtiri, ISN US9KU-000205DP(KU-205, transferred), stateddetainee took care of KU-205 while they were in prison in Kandahar. KU- 205 reported that detaineewas wounded at the prison uprising at Qala-i-Jangi.22 o (S/A{F) Detainee'sname and alias were found on a document listing dead or wounded al-Qaida martyrs. Detainee's entry included the comment "he refusedto return to Mecca without victory and was killed in the North." The listing was found on a hard drive recoveredin the raids that resulted in the captureof senior al-Qaida operativeI(halid ShaykhMuhammad, aka (KSM), ISN US9KU-010024DP(KU- 10024). The hard drive was associatedwith 11 September2001 financier Mustafa Ahmadal-Hawsawi, ISN US9SA-01001lDP (SA-10011;.23lAnalyst Note: A number of al-Qaida and Taliban fighters taken to Qala-i-Jangiwere initially listed in documentsas killed or martyred.) . (S/AIF) Detainee's name and alias are noted on capturedal-Qaida media indicating he residedin al-Qaida guesthousesin Afghanistan. o (S/ {F) A variant of detainee'sname and alias, along with a trust account number,were on a list of 324 narnesrecovered during September2002 raids on a suspectedal-Qaida safe house in Karachi.'* (Analyst Note: Suchlists are indicative of an individual's residencewithin al-Qaida,Taliban, and other extremist guesthouses,often for the purposeof training or coordination prior to travel to the front lines or abroad. Trust accountswere simple storagecompartments such as envelopesor foldersthat were usedto securethe individual's personalvaluables, such as passportsand plane tickets, until completion of training or other activity.) . (S/AIF) YM-252 stateddetainee resided in Hamza al-Qaita's Guesthouse. Harnza al-Qaita operatedtwo guesthouses,one located in Kabul and another locatedin Taloqan." . (S/A{F) Humud Dakhil Humud Saidal-Jadani, ISN US9SA-000230DP(SA- 230), reported detaineewas presentat the al-Faruq Training Camp, the front lines, a Kandahar guesthouse,and the Hamza al-Ghamdi Guesthousein Kabul in 2000.26

21IIR6o34ooii 03 " IIR6 034or06 03 " TD-3l4ll7125-03, detaineeis listed as number 128,Fahd al-Harazzi,aka (Hasanal-Makki). 24 TD-314140693-02,number 195, Analyst Note: Although the document was recovered in Pakistan,it is assessed to have been a roster of mujahideen who stayed in al-Qaida guesthousesin Afghanistan. " >IIR 6 034oio2 03 'u >ooo23oSIR 26-Nov-2005

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o (S/A{F) Detainee'salias was listed on floppy disks recoveredduring September 2002 raids in Karachi. The disks containeda documenttitled "Very Private.doc," which consistedof a table of namesand amountsof money that had been taken from individual's accountsand placedinto the al-Qaidabudget under direct ordersof senioral-Qaida commander Sayf al-Adel. The documentnoted that $560 US and 500 Saudiriyals had beentaken from detainee'saccount.2T . (S/AIF) Severalsenior al-Qaida members were also notedon this list, including al-Qaidafundraiser and recruiterAnjasha al-Madani28 and explosives expert and training camp commanderKhabab al-Masri." (Analyst Note: This may indicate that detaineewas at a guesthouseduring the sameperiod as these individuals.) o (SiA{F) Prior to a2002 visit to JTF-GTMO, Mabahith designateddetainee as a high priority detainee.30 o (S/AIF) According to Mabahith,detainee left SaudiArabia on29 October1999, with Turkey listed as his final destination. Mabahith indicated they had information indicating detaineereceived training at al-Faruq. He was on the Saudi government's ohatch and arrest list" for his trip to Afghanistan.3l (Analyst Note: Mabahith has no record of detaineereturning after his 1999 travel to Turkey.)

c. (U//FOUO) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineeis assessedu, u *a" threatfrom a detentionperspective. Detainee's overall behaviorhas been semi-compliant and sometimes hostile to the guard force and staff. Detaineecurrently has 61 Reports of Disciplinary Infraction listed in DIMS, with the most recentincident occurringon27 March 2007,when he returnedhis library book with writing and marks throughout the book. Other incidents for which the detaineehas been disciplined include inciting and participating in mass disturbances,provoking words and gestures,threat, damageto governmentproperty, unauthorizedcommunications, failure to follow instructions and camp rules, and possession of food and non-weapontype contraband. Detaineehas sevenReports of Disciplinary Infraction for assault,with the most recent incident occurring on 18 March 2007, when he threw a cup containing feces at a guard. Detaineehad 15 Reports of Disciplinary Infraction in 2006, and four reportsso far in2007.

"' TD-314143327-02,IIR6 034 0206 05, IIR 6 0340748 03, Analyst Note: Detainee'salias is listedin paragraphsE andF in the TD, thoughonly onemay actuallybelong to detainee. tt TD-3| 4r 43is 6 -02, TD-3I 4t2i 330-03 tn IIR 6 034Ol77 05, AFGT-2002-003989, Analyst Note: Khababal-Masri's real name is MidhatMursi al-Sayyid Umar. 30TD4rur27540-02 " ro3rurz754o-02

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8. (S//NF) DetaineeIntelligence Value Assessment:

a. (S) Assessment: Detaineeis assessedto be of MEDIUM intelligencevalue. Detainee's most recentinterrogation session occurred on24 November2006.

b. (S//NF) Placement and Access: Detaineewas a reportedtrainer at the al-Faruq Training Camp and servedon the front lines in Taloqan and Kunduz. He possibly servedas a trainer at up to three other camps including one affiliated with poisons training and anotherat which the majority of JTF-GTMO Syriandetainees are assessedto havereceived training. Detaineeresided in severalal-Qaida and possiblyTaliban safehouses, and was presentat the Qala-i-Jangiprison uprising. Detaineereportedly servedwith the 55th Arab Brigade as a member of Arab fighting group led by LY-695 and subordinateto Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi.

c. (S//NF) Intelligence Assessment: Detaineeis assessedto be only partially exploited, and he likely possessesinformation of intelligencevalue. His role and function in al-Qaida requiresfurther investigation. As a reportedtrainer at al-Faruq, detaineeheld a leadership position and was exposedto numerousindividuals of interest,ranging from visiting leaders to other detaineesreceiving training at al-Faruq. It is not clear what detaineetaught or what level of seniority he had within al-Qaida's military operations,though his exposureto multiple training camps as a trainer would place him in a position to provide first-hand knowledgeof campoperations and coordination. Much remainsto be discoveredregarding detainee'sresidence at the airport complex, the basic training course,and the specifics of his time at various guesthouses.As a front line fighter alongsidethe Taliban, detaineelikely possessesinformation on the training and battlefield operationsof the Taliban and al-Qaida. However,detainee's cooperation has been minimal.

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

o Al-Qaida and Taliban training capabilities and coordination . Al-Qaida training program, including training camps,trainers, and students o Al-Qaida support for or involvement in specialtraining programs o Al-Qaida and Taliban guesthouses,including managersand visitors o Informationon Qala-i-Jangiuprising, possibly including the deathof CIA officer Spann o Al-Qaida, 55th Arab Brigade,and Taliban logistics,operations and personnelon the front lines . Saudi Arabia-basedrecruitine and facilitation networks

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9. (S) EC Status: Detainee'senemy combatant status was reassessed on I I August2004, and he remainsan enemycombatant. V1ill#.U,/\.- MARK H. BUZBY V ' \ \--/ RearAdmiral, US Navy Commanding

* Definitionsfor intelligenceterms used in the assessmentcan be foundin the JointMilitary IntelligenceCollege October2001 guide Intelligence l(arning Terminologt.

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