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JTF-GTMO Detainee Assessment S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO U.S. NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA APO AE 09360 JTF-GTMO-CDR 2 June 2008 MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, United States Southern Command, 3511 NW 9lst Avenue, Miami, FL 33172 SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9YM-000030DP (S) JTF-GTMO Detainee Assessment 1. (S) Personal Information: JDIMS/NDRC Reference Name: Ahmed al-Hikimi Current/True Name and Aliases: Ahmed Umar Abdullah al- Hikimi, Abu Hamam al-Jawah, Ashayba, Abu Hamman al- Gadi , Nadir Omar Bin Sadun, Ahmad Umar Abu Ala A Haraym Place of Birth: Taiz, Yemen (YM) Date of Birth: 1972 Citizenship: Yemen Internment Serial Number (ISN): US9YM-000030DP 2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detainee is on a list of high-risk detainees from a health perspective. Detainee is in overall good health. However, detainee has a history of Antisocial Personality Disorder diagnosis with several admissions to the Behavior Health Unit for violent behavior and self harm attempts. No issues with this disorder noted since November 2007. Regardless, detainee is followed regularly by Behavior Health Unit for this condition. 3. (U) JTF-GTMO Assessment: a. (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMO recommends this detainee for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD). JTF-GTMO previously recommended detainee for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) on 1 April 2007. b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detainee is a member of al-Qaida and a bodyguard for Usama Bin Laden (UBL). Detainee fought for the Taliban on the front lines against the CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES REASON: E.O. 12958, AS AMENDED, SECTION 1.4(C) DECLASSIFY ON: 20330602 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9YM-000030DP (S) Northern Alliance and participated in armed hostilities against US and Coalition forces in Afghanistan as a member of the 55th Arab Brigade.1 Detainee stayed at several al-Qaida- associated facilities and was captured with a group referred to as the Dirty 30, which included UBL bodyguards and a suspected 20th 11 September 2001 hijacker. Detainee and other members of the Dirty 30 attended a religious institute known for extremist recruitment in Yemen and in Afghanistan. Detainee continues to demonstrate extremist behavior at JTF- GTMO and is likely to reestablish his membership to al-Qaida if released. JTF-GTMO determined this detainee to be: A HIGH risk, as he is likely to pose a threat to the US, its interests, and allies A HIGH threat from a detention perspective Of MEDIUM intelligence value c. (S//NF) Summary of Changes: The following outlines changes to detainee’s assessment since the last JTF-GTMO recommendation. (Changes in this assessment will be annotated by ¡ next to the footnote.) Updated detainee’s capture information Additional pocket litter items reported but not held at JTF-GTMO Additional reporting identifying detainee as a bodyguard Removed statement that detainee “trained” at the al-Faruq Training Camp because source actually stated detainee dropped by for a visit en route to the front line. Added reporting describing detainee as advisor to another detainee Additional information regarding detainee’s time at UBL’s Tora Bora Mountain Complex Additional information regarding the Shaykh Muqbil Bin Hadi al-Wadii aka (Shaykh al-Wadi) and the al-Dimaj Institute Information regarding detainee’s continuous acts of extremist behavior 4. (U) 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) Prior History: Detainee completed the seventh grade and then worked as a taxi driver in Yemen. Detainee is single and has an older brother named Muhammad Umar 1 Analyst Note: The 55th Arab Brigade served as UBL’s primary battle formation supporting Taliban objectives, with UBL participating closely in the command and control of the brigade. IZ-10026 had primary operational command of the 55th Arab Brigade, serving as UBL’s military commander in the field. For additional information see 55th Arab Brigade 01-FEB-1998, FBI 3540-01548-026-0015, and DIA CAR 55th Arab Brigade 18-SEP-2001. 2 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9YM-000030DP (S) Abdallah al-Hikimi, who left for Asia in approximately 1990 to pursue commercial opportunities.2 b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: In January 1999, detainee met an individual named Ahmad al-Ajami. Al-Ajami advised detainee he could become a better Muslim by teaching the Koran to children. Detainee sold his taxi business and used a portion of the revenues to bribe an official to change his passport year of birth from 1972 to 1969, thus making him ineligible for mandatory military service. Detainee then traveled by taxi to the village of Dimaj, YM located near Sadah, YM. While at Dimaj, Shaykh al-Wadi informed detainee of dawa (missionary work) and that he should travel to either Bangladesh or Afghanistan (AF) to assist Muslims to learn the Koran and to teach. Detainee decided to travel to Afghanistan. Al-Wadi encouraged detainee to preach, but advised detainee not to fight in Afghanistan because the violence was “Muslim on Muslim.”3 Al-Wadi gave detainee the equivalent of $1,100 US for travel expenses to Afghanistan. As detainee made arrangements for his trip, Pakistani authorities turned down his request for a visa. An unidentified associate advised detainee to obtain a waiver for medical treatment. Detainee bribed doctors to fabricate a sinus problem as justification for the medical visa. In January or February of 1999, detainee departed Sanaa, YM and traveled to Khowst, AF via Karachi, Quetta, and Miram Shah, Pakistan (PK). Upon arrival in Khowst, detainee met an Afghan named Muhammad Khan who served as detainee’s interpreter.4 c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Detainee and Muhammad Khan spent approximately eight months traveling around the country and teaching. While detainee regularly interacted with the Taliban, detainee was never recruited for military training or militant operations. Detainee eventually expended his funds and returned to Yemen in late 1999 to work and save money for a second trip to Afghanistan. Detainee returned to Khowst in February 2001, reuniting with Muhammad Khan to continue teaching the Koran.5 5. (U) Capture Information: a. (S//NF) Detainee was captured by Pakistani forces on 15 December 2001 while attempting to cross the Afghanistan-Pakistan border near Parachinar, PK after fleeing from UBL’s Tora Bora Mountain Complex. Detainee was captured with a group of 31 other Arab al-Qaida fighters referred to by US intelligence reporting as the Dirty 30, most of whom are assessed to be UBL bodyguards and other members of UBL’s security detail.6 Pakistani 2 000030 302 06-APR-2002, TD-314/50613-01, section G; TD-314/28984-02, Analyst Note: Detainee claimed Singapore or Malaysia as possible locations. See 000030 MFR 13-MAR-2002. 3 000030 302 06-APR-2002, 000030 302 21-OCT-2002 4 000030 302 06-APR-2002, 000030 302 07-JUN-2002, 000030 302 21-OCT-2002, TD-314/28984-02 5 000030 302 06-APR-2002, 000030 302 07-JUN-2002, 000030 302 21-OCT-2002, TD-314/28984-02 6 Bodyguard Profile INTSUM 23-OCT-2006, IIR 6 034 1131 03, IIR 6 034 0847 03, TD-314/50461-03 3 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20330602 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9YM-000030DP (S) authorities transferred the group to a prison facility in Peshawar, PK where they were held for 15 days.7 On 26 December 2001, Pakistani authorities transferred detainee from Peshawar to US custody at the Kandahar Detention Facility, AF.8 b. (S) Property Held: Watches Casio Model F-91W watch9 Q&Q model El Light black Though not held at JTF-GTMO, the following items were reportedly in possession of detainee at the time of capture:10 500 Saudi riyals11 1,000 Pakistani rupees12 $100 US13 c. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 16 January 2002 d. (S//NF) Reasons for Transfer to JTF-GTMO: Detainee’s file does not indicate why he was transferred to JTF-GTMO. However, he was likely transferred due to suspicion that he was a UBL bodyguard. 6. (S//NF) Evaluation of Detainee’s Account: Detainee’s story about traveling to Afghanistan to teach the Koran to children is not credible based on detainee’s lack of religious education and credentials. According to Muhammad Yahya Muhsin al-Zaylai, ISN US9SA- 000055DP (SA-055, transferred), the Pakistani warden of the prison where the Dirty 30 were first held instructed the group to say they were in Afghanistan to teach the Koran and to study religion when they are interrogated by US forces. Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmad, ISN US9YM- 7 000027 302 18-MAR-2002, 000045 302 19-MAY-2002, IIR 6 034 0053 05, 000045 MFR 10-APR-2002, IIR 6 034 0304 02 8 TD-314/00845-02 9 000026 MFR 24-APR-2002, IIR 6 034 1606 03, Casio Watch Electronic Analysis Report, Analyst Note: This model of watch has been linked to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups in the use improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Reports indicate that al-Qaida distributed Casio watches to students in the watch timer course included in explosives training.
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