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S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO U.S. NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA APO AE 09360 JTF-GTMO-CDR 6 August 2007 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 US9SA-000067DP (S) JTF-GTMO Detainee Assessment 1. (S//NF) Personal Information: JDIMS/NDRC Reference Name: Abdullah R Razaq Aliases and Current/True Name: Abd al-Razzaq Abdallah Hamid Ibrahim al-Sharikh, Abu Hammam, Shaykh Abdul Razzaq, Abd al-Razaq Abdallah Ibrahim al-Tamini Place of Birth: Shaqara, Saudi Arabia (SA) Date of Birth: 18 January 1984 Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Internment Serial Number (ISN): US9SA-000067DP 2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detainee is in good health. 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 3 August 2006. b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detainee is assessed to be an al-Qaida member and to have associated with numerous other al-Qaida members, including senior al-Qaida operatives. Detainee and his brother were selected and prepared by al-Qaida senior leadership for a special mission to attack US forces at the Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in Saudi Arabia. Detainee is assessed to be a former member of Usama Bin Laden’s (UBL) 55th Arab Brigade who engaged in combat action against US and Coalition forces at Tora CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES REASON: E.O. 12958, AS AMENDED, SECTION 1.4(C) DECLASSIFY ON: 20320806 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9SA-000067DP (S) Bora. Detainee was probably a sub-commander in the Arab Brigade, and may also have become a UBL bodyguard while at Tora Bora. Detainee received training at multiple al- Qaida sponsored training camps, including specialized, advanced training in weapons, explosives, surveillance and reconnaissance, and advanced combat tactics in preparation for the PSAB attack mission. Detainee resided in al-Qaida supported guesthouses in Kandahar and Kabul, and his name appears on documents associated with al-Qaida. Detainee has been cooperative with interrogators, has provided valuable intelligence, and because of his unique placement and access, continues to be of significant intelligence value. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DETAINEE IS AVAILABLE IN AN SCI SUPPLEMENT]. 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 LOW threat from a detention perspective Of HIGH intelligence value (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.) Added assessment that detainee was a member of Usama Bin Laden’s (UBL) 55th Arab Brigade and a possible UBL bodyguard Incorporated reporting that identified target of detainee’s planned mission as PSAB Incorporated reporting indicating detainee possibly received advanced training in chemicals and poisons at al-Qaida’s Kandahar Airport complex 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 one year of high school and then sold honey outside various mosques near his parents’ home in the al-Suwaidi section of Riyadh, SA.1 In early 2000, when detainee was 18 years old, his 22-year old brother, Abd Abdallah Ibrahim Latif al-Sharakh, aka (Abbad), was killed while participating in jihad in Chechnya.2 Detainee looked up to Abbad and when he heard that Abbad was killed, he became zealous 1 000067 KB 04-FEB-2002, 000067 302 18-MAR-2002, IIR 6 034 0320 02, TRRS-04-01-0717, 000067 SIR 29- SEP-2004, IIR 6 034 0072 05 2 000067 302 08-SEP-2003 2 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9SA-000067DP (S) to join the jihad and martyr himself.3 In addition to Abbad, detainee has five other brothers, including Abd al-Hadi Abdallah Ibrahim al-Sharikh, ISN US9SA-000231DP (SA-231). b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: Detainee was not recruited by any organization and did not become a member of al-Qaida; he decided to travel to Afghanistan (AF) on his own initiative and at the suggestion of his brother’s friends.4 Abbad’s friends approached detainee at his brother’s funeral and encouraged him to travel to Afghanistan because the living conditions and training opportunities were better there than in Chechnya.5 Detainee went to the passport office in Mecca, SA, and obtained a legal passport and visa. After he received his passport, Seria al-Mekki, one of Abbad’s friends, told detainee that an individual named Sufian al-Najdi would travel with detainee.6 Seria gave detainee some money and brought Sufian to detainee’s home.7 In early December 2000, detainee and Sufian traveled to Karachi, Pakistan (PK) via Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In Karachi, the pair became involved in a confrontation with members of Jamaat Tablighi (JT).8 Abdul Wakil al-Qahtani assisted them out of this confrontation and took them to the Taliban headquarters in Quetta, PK, to meet an individual named Daoud, who was in charge there. The next morning, detainee, Sufian, al-Qahtani, and Daoud traveled to Kandahar, AF, to UBL’s guesthouse, which was co-located with an Islamic institute. Detainee and Sufian did not stay at this guesthouse, but traveled on to the compound near the Kandahar airport.9 Detainee spent a week at this compound before attending training at al-Faruq. When he left for training, detainee left his passport and money at the guesthouse for safekeeping.10 c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Detainee spent a few months in training, during which he received specialized training that included training on the SA-7 surface-to-air missile (SAM) at Tarnak Farm Training Camp.11 Detainee then traveled to Kabul, AF, to a location a short distance behind the front line at Bagram, AF. Detainee rotated between the 3 000067 SIR 29-SEP-2004, 000067 SIR 20-JUL-2005 4 IIR 6 034 0072 05 5 Analyst Note: Detainee provides three different names for these men. Seria al-Mekki, variant (Saria al-Mecchi), Ali Zahrani, and Ali Mahmoud. These men have yet to be identified with the information provided by detainee. 6 Analyst note: A variant of al-Najdi is al-Nejdi. 7 00067 SIR 20-JUL-2005 8 000067 SIR 20-JUL-2005 9 000067 SIR 20-JUL-2005, Analyst Note: This compound was probably UBL’s Mall Six Compound, which included multiple houses for UBL, his wives and respective families, and approximately 10-15 security guards and their families. UBL and Abu Hafs al-Masri (the commander of al-Faruq) commonly used the compound for meetings with al-Qaida officials (see TD-314/09060-03). 10 000067 SIR 29-SEP-2004, IIR 6 034 0072 05 11 IIR 6 034 0119 06, 000067 SIR 29-SEP-2004, IIR 6 034 0072 05, Analyst Note: The Tarnak Farm Training Camp is also referred to by various sources as the Kandahar Airport Camp, the Kandahar Airport Facility, and the Airport Camp. The SA-7 is a Russian-made man-portable air defense system (MANPADS). 3 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 S E C R E T / / NOFORN / / 20320806 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9SA-000067DP (S) front and secondary battle lines for approximately eight or nine months until the Bagram line fell to the Northern Alliance and the order came to retreat.12 Detainee and four others started back to Kandahar, but because of Coalition bombing, they diverted to Khowst, AF. Detainee stayed in Khowst for approximately ten days before he heard that all Arabs needed to make their way to Pakistan. Detainee and two Afghan men walked toward Pakistan, and after eight days, joined a group of 20 to 30 other Arabs who hiked to Pakistan through the Tora Bora Mountains.13 5. (U) Capture Information: a. (S//NF) The day after the group arrived in Parachinar, PK, local authorities arrested the group.14 Pakistani authorities apprehended detainee with a group of 31 other Arabs, which consisted mostly of UBL bodyguards, on approximately 15 December 2001. The group was transferred to a prison facility in Peshawar, PK, where detainee was held until he was transferred to US forces on 26 December 2001 and transported to Kandahar.15 b. (U) Property Held: None c. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 17 January 2002. d. (S//NF) Reasons for Transfer to JTF-GTMO: To provide information about the following: Terrorist recruitment of Muslim foreign nationals attending the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. 6. (S//NF) Evaluation of Detainee’s Account: Detainee has denied that he was a member of al-Qaida, but admitted that he traveled to Afghanistan to join the jihad and become a martyr, trained extensively at al-Qaida training camps, was selected by senior al-Qaida leaders for a mission to attack PSAB, and fought on the Bagram battle lines. He has also acknowledged having been present at Tora Bora during meetings of senior al-Qaida commanders during the battle.