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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA APO AE 09360
JTF-GTMO-CC 2l Julv 2006
MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthem Command, 3511 NW 9lst Avenue, Miami,FL33172.
SUBJECT: Recommendationfor ContinuedDetention Under DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee, ISN: US9SA-000114DP(S)
JTF-GTMODetainee Assessment
1. (S/NF) PersonalInformation:
o JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: Yusef M Modaralz o Aliases and Current/True Name: Yusif Muhammad Mubarak al-Shihri. Abu al-Harith. Abdul Aziz. Abu Hakim al-Shihri. Yusef Mohammed Aziz SaadModarav o Placeof Birth: Riyadh. SaudiArabia (SA) o Date of Birth: 8 September1985 . Citizenship: Saudi Arabia o InternmentSerial Number (ISN): US9SA-000114DP
2. (FOUO) Health: Detaineeis in goodhealth.
3. (S//NF) JTF-GTMOAssessment:
a. (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMOrecommends this detaineefor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control(CD). If a satisfactoryagreement can be reachedthat ensurescontinued detention and allowsaccess to detaineeand/or to exploited intelligence,detainee can be TransferredOut of DoD Control (TRO). JTF-GTMO previouslyassessed detainee as Retain in DoD Control(DoD) on 10June 2005.
b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis assessedto be a memberof al-Qaida. Detaineewas a memberof UsamaBin Laden's(UBL) former55th Arab Brigade who participatedin armedhostilities against US andcoalition forces. Detainee admits traveling to
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Afghanistan (AF) to fight jihad and residing in two al-Qaida affiliated guesthouses. Detainee'sbrother was a major al-Qaidaspokesman who facilitatedthe movementof jihadists to Afghanistan via Iran. Given the opportunity to martyr himself, detaineewould do so without hesitation,probably involving the killing of US personneland/or allied forces. [ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DETAINEE IS AVAILABLE IN AN SCI SUPPLEMENT.I JTF-GTMO determinedthis detaineeto be:
o A HIGH risk, as he is likely to posea threatto the US, its interestsand allies. o A MODERATE threat from a detentionperspective. o Of MEDIUM intelligencevalue.
4. (S//NF)Detainee's Account of Events:
Thefollowing section is based,unless otherwise indicated, on detainee'sown account. Thesestatements are includedwithout considerationof veracity, accuracy,or reliability.
a. (S/NF) Prior History: Sometimein 2000,rdetainee left school after he completed a portion of the 10'nyear at an educationalinstitute focusing on religious studies. Detainee then sold fruit, vegetablesand honey from a cart on the side of the road for approximately two monthsin Riyadh,Jeddah and Mecca, SA.t
b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: Muhammadal-Qosi (NFD convinceddetainee to go to Pakistan(PK).3 Detaineeleft Medina, SA, and traveledvia Damascus,Syria (SY), and Tehran and Mashad, Iran (IR), to Pakistan. Abdul Aziz, a Saudi OIFI), met detaineeat the Pakistaniborder and accompaniedhim to Karachi,PK.4 (Analyst Note: Thereis no additional information on how thesetwo met or whether this was set up in advance.)
c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Detaineeand Aziz spenttwo and a-half monthsin Karachi at the Makki mosque. One day Aziz informed detaineethey were done in Karachi and it was their duty to participate in jihad with the Taliban in Afghanistan. In April 2001, Aziz andthe detaineetraveled to Kabul, AF, where they spokewith the Taliban and stated
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