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MEMORANDUM FOR Commander.United StatesSouthernCommand.3511 NW 9lst Avenue.Miami, FL33172SUBJECT: Recommendation or Transfer Out of DoD Control (TRO) for GuantanamoDetainee,SN: US9AG-000238DPS)

JTF-GTMODetainee ssessment1. (S/NF) Personal nformation:

o JDIMSA{DRC ReferenceName: Nabil Hadjarabo Aliases and Current/TrueName: Nabil SaidHadjarab. AbdulRahim. Azzouz Moulay Ahmed. Haji Nabilo Placeof Birth: Ain Taya.Aleeria (AG)o Dateof Birth: 2I July 1979o Citizenship: Algeriao InternmentSerialNumber (ISN): US9AG-000238DP2. (U//FOUO) Health: Detainee s in goodhealth.3. (S//NF) JTF-GTMO Assessment:

a. (S) Reconimendation: JTF-GTMO recommendshis detainqe or TransferOut of DoDControl (TRO). JTF-GTMO previouslyassessedetainee sContinuedDetention CD) withTransferLanguage n23 February2006.b. (S/ND Executive Summary: Detainee s assessedo be a memberof the al-QaidaGlobal Jihad Support Network (GJSN)'with direct associations o the Algerian ArmedIslamic Group (GIA).' Detaineeattended raining in Afghanistan(AF) and resided n

I AnalystNote: TheGJSN s composed f individuals,mostof them rom North Africa, he Lavant,or SaudiArabia,andwho reside n those ountries r in Europeor SouthAsia. The Networkprovides arious ervicesCLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCESREASON:E.O.12958, S AMENDED,SECTION .4(C)DECLASSIFYON: 20320122

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guesthouses peratedby al-Qaida acilitator Abu Jaffar al-Jazaii^.zDetaineeoccupied al-Qaidapositions n the Tora Bora Mountainsof Afghanistan and s assessedo haveparticipated n hostilities againstUS and coalition forces. JTF-GTMO determined hisdetaineeo be:

o A MEDIUM risk, ashe may posea threat o the US, its interests nd allies.o A MEDIUM threat from a detentionperspective.o Of MEDIUM intelligence alue.c. (S/NF) Summary of Changes: Therewere no significantchangeso detainee'sassessment ince he last JTF-GTMO recommendation.

4, (S/NO Detainee'sAccount of Events:The following section s based,unlessotherwise ndicated, on detainee'sown account.Thesestatementsare included without consideration of veracity, accuracy, or reliability .

^. (S/NF) Prior History: In 1981,detainee's amily moved o France FR) wheredetaineeattendedelementaryschool for five years. In 1987, detainee eturned o Algeriawherehe completed hreeyearsof primary school. In 1991,detainee'satherpassed wayand his stepmother eft him alone to fend for himself. Detainee emained n his father'shouseand was financially assisted y his uncle.3 n early 1998,detaineeeceivedanAlgerian Army selective service etter, but a doctor from the same ribe as detaineestampeddetainee's aperworkas

"unableto serve"." In March 1998,detaineeoined his biologicalbrothers n France and was handedover to the FrenchSocietyof Lyon for Children andAdolescents SELA). SELA placeddetaineento thenationaladoptionsystem. In May1998, he Dumortier family of Lyon, FR, adopteddetainee.' n November2000, earingdeportation,detaineeprepared o travel to the United Kingdom (IlK). Detainee eft his

including logistics and fundraising, and helps move operatives rom country to country as needed. The GJSN is anIICT Tier 0 counterterrorism arget. Tier 0 Targetsare defined as a terrorist group that posea clear and immediate^dangero US personsor interests.'Analyst Note: Abu laffar al-Jazaieri s assessedo be Omar Chabani. The guesthousewhere detaineestayed s. assessedo be the Algerian guesthouse peratedby Chabani.' 000238302 28-MAy-2002,000238 302 0l-MAy-2002ooooz:g 022o-MAY-2003t O00Z380228-MAY-2002,nalyst ote: Detaineerovidedconflicting ccountf his ather'saten 000238FM40 06-OCT-2003, when detaineeclaimed that he was adoptedbecausedetainee's ather was an irresponsible.alcoholic, implying that his father was still alive.' Analyst Note: The BarbesseDistrict is madeup primarily of African immigrants and descendents.

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Algerian passportwith his brothers andpurchaseda fake Frenchpassport or 300 FrenchFrancs n the Barbesse istrict of Paris.FR.'b. (S/ND Recruitment and Travel: Detainee raveled o Englandandproceededo theBaker StreetMosque, where detaineewas directed o the Finsbury Park Mosque in London,UK.s Detainee spent a week at the Finsbury Park Mosque with fifteen to twenty otherAfrican Arabs (I.IFI). Detaineedeniedwatching ihad tapesor being influencedby the wordsof Mosque mam Abu Hamza, houghdetainee id listen o Abu Hamza's ectures.eUnableto acquire an official health insurancenumber,detaineewas forced to work a seriesof oddjobs. In March 2001, four months after arriving in the UK, detainee'sassociateAbu Jaffaral-Jazain undeddetainee's ravel to Afghanistan to studythe Koran and live in a trueIslamic country. Detainee and anotherAlgerian named Rashid(NFD flew to Islamabad,Pakistan PK), where they placeda phonecall to a numberprovided by Abu Jaffar. Afterthis phonecall, a man namedMuhammad met with detaineeand Rashid. Muhammadassisted n detaineeand Rashid's travel to Jalalabad,AF. After arriving in Jalalabad,detainee esided at the Algerian guesthouse peratedby Zachaiah al-Iazaieri. Detaineestatedan individual namedJafarl0visited the houseabout once every two weeks to talk tohouseguest ufian LNU).I'c. (S/NF) Training and Activities: Detainee emained n theguesthouseor eightmonths. In July 200I, before departingAfghanistan for Europe,Zachaiah al-Iazaiei traineddetainee n the AK-47 and eft detaineen chargeof thehouse. On 14 November2001,detainee led Jalalabadduring the mass exodus nto the Tora Bora Mountain region.Detaineeoined a group led by Abu Thabitl2 andstayed n an areawhere detaineesharedatrench with Abu Thabit, Abdullah, Abu Turab, and Abu Basir.r3 The trencheswere all handdug, not interconnected,andpoorly defendedwith one AK-47 and a few hand grenadesor

oAnalyst Note: Finsbury Park Mosque was a key transit facility for the movementof North African and otherextremists n London to and from a1-Qaida raining camps n Afghanistan.eAnalyst Note: Abu Hamza s assessedo be SheikAbu Hamza al-Masri, a radical Islamic cleric who vehementlypreachedanti-westernand anti-Semitic rhetoric and is currently in UK custody. See000238FM40 06-APR-2004,000238sIR l9-APR-2002, IR 6 034 105403r0Analyst Note: A variant of Jaffar is Jafar. Jafar s assessedo be Abu Jaffar al-Jazaieriaka (Omar Chabani)." ttR o o:+ 105403, 000238FM40 06-APR-2004, 00238302 28-MAY -2002,AnalystNote: Muhammad sassessedo be Muhammad Shah, he assistantof Abu Jaffar. Due to commonality of names, here s no furtherinformation on Rashid. Zachaiahal-Jazaiei is assessedo be Omar Mohammed Ali al-Rammah, SN US9YM-001017DP YM-1017). Sufian s assessedo be SoufianAbar Huwary, SN US9AG-001016DPAG-1016).12Analyst Noie: Abu Thabit was reportedly the 55ft Arab Brigade comrnande.of multinational fighters in ToraBora.13Analyst Note: Abu Basir is assessedo be Iraqi Abu Basir Kurdi. Abdullah is assessedo be Abu Abdullah al-Iraqi. Both were associatedwith Abu Thabit and traveled together o Tora Bora. There is no further informationon Abu Twab.

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JTF-GTMO-CDRSIIBJECT: Recommendationor TransferOut of DoD Control (TRO) for GuantanamoDetainee, SN: US9AG-000238DP S)defense.Due to the relentlessUS bombing campaign,detainee emained n trenches orapproximately wenty to twenty-five days.la

5. (S/NF) Capture Information:a. (S//I{F) UBl-appointed military commander n Tora Bora, Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, ISNUS9LY-000212DP (LY-2T2), ordered he retreat of a groupof approximately65 fighters inmid-December 001.'' Detainee eamedAbu Thabit was eadinga groupout of theregion osafetyl6and approximately15 December2001,detainee ttempted o departTora Bora forPakistanwith Abu Thabit's group." Approximately 16 December,while attempting oescapeunder the cover of darkness,a US helicopter attacked he group and detaineesufferedserious njuries. Detaineemanaged o walk to a nearby village and was taken to a hospitalwith severalother injured Arabs.rs On 20 December z}}l,Afghan military forcescaptureddetaineeand on 29 December2001 transferreddetainee o American and British forces nKabul,AF.reb. (S) Property Held:

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. Miscellaneous ersonaltems o includea comb,pen,and a clearvial containinganunidentified liquid. The following items are noted asbelonging to detaineebut arenot held by JTF-GTMO:20o Money. 350British Pounds. 7,000Afghanisc. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 15 February2002

'o000238 M4006-ApR-2004.0002380220-MAy-2003t5IIR 7 739 339602, Withdrawal rom Tora Bora DAB analysis aper, DIMS)'uooo238 M4o06-APR-2004" IIR 2 340 6384oz" 000238 0220-MAY-2003, 00238MFR 26-JUN-2003,00238 0228-May-2002,nalystNote: Followingfailednegotiations ithAfghancommanders,bn Shaykh l-Libi US9LY-0002lzDP LY-212)t8 rderedhewithdrawal f a groupof approximately ixty-five ighters rom ToraBora. The ighters ame nderattack henightof thewithdrawal y US helicoptersesulting n the death nd njury of manymembers f thegroup.Detainee'sssociate,l-QaidamemberAbu Thabit,was eportedly illed in ToraBora during his attack.Detainee as ikely injuredduring his same ttack.tn000238FM4006-APR-2004,00238 0228-MAY-2002. AnalystNote: Referencesor the attack:TD-3141t4605-04,IR2 3406120 2, IR 2340 623602, IR 2340 6716 2, IR 6034074402'o 000238NITIAL SCREENING 1-JAN-2002. nalvstNote: Documents notatedhat hesetemswere akenbvAfghanMilitary ForcesAMF).4

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d. (S//NF) Reasons or Transfer to JTF-GTMO: Detainee's ile doesnot indicatewhydetaineewas sent o JTF-GTMO.6. (S/NF) Evaluation of Detainee'sAccount: Detainee's eason or traveling o Afghanistanis a known cover story and detainee's ccount s inconsistent nd ncomplete. Detainee's outeof travel parallelsthat of other detaineesecruitedand facilitated through the GJSN. Detaineeclaimed to have no knowledge of al-Qaida, Taliban, and GIA, yet through his travels heassociatedwith membersand facilities known to be involved with thesegroups. Detaineeclaimed he did not receive formal training or participate n any combat againstUS and coalitionforces; however, his associated ctivity and capturenear Tora Bora would suggestdifferently.7. (S/A[F) DetaineeThreat:

a. (S) Assessment: Detainee s assessedo be a MEDIUM risk, ashe may posea threat otheUS. its interests nd allies.b. (S/NF) Reasons or Continued Detention: Detainee s assessedo be a memberof al-Qaida's GJSNwith direct associations o the GIA. Detaineeattended raining in Afghanistanandpossibly eceivedexplosives raining. Detainee esided n guesthousesperated y al-Qaidafacilitator Abu Jaffar al-Jazaiei. Detaineeoccupiedpositions n Tora Bora and sassessedo haveparticipated n hostilitiesagainstUS and coalition orces.

o (S/A{F) Detainee s a memberof the GJSN.o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmitted to staying at the extremist-linked Finsbury ParkMosque n London and receivedassistance rom individuals assessedo be linked to asupport network that facilitatedtravel to Afghanistan.2l (Analyst Note: Detaineeprobably receivedguidance or his trip to Afghanistan throughOmar Uthman AbuOmar aka (Abu Qatada),namedas al-UBL's ambassadoro Europe. Omar UthmanAbu Omar is an al-Qaidamemberand associate f Finsbury Park Mosque Imam,ShavkhAbu Hamza al-Masri.)22

'' Algerian Extremist Recruitment n Europe 31-May-2004, IIR 6 034 1054 03" Recruiting for JihadEurope s in Our Hands; Washington Post- 12 August 2005, HomelandSecuritvFocusReport on Terrorist Recruitment2l Oct 2005 Analyst Note: Omar Uthman Abu Omar aka (Abu Qatada) s aradical Imam in the UK. Abu Qatadaworked primarily out of the Baker StreetMosque, which had known ties tothe Finsbury Park Mosque. Abu Qatadahas been dentified as al-Qaida's spiritual liaison in Europe. On 1lAugust 2005, UK authorities detainedAbu Qatadaand are awaiting exhadition pursuant o new terrorism laws.5

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o (S/A{F) Detaineeattendedspeeches iven by Eglptian ShaykhAbu Hamza al-Masri, a radical cleric who lectured at the Finsbury Park Mosque n London from1997until 2003.23. (S/A{F) Al-Masri espoused atred oward modem Western civilization andJudaismand encouraged ollowers to murder non-Muslims.2a. (S/AIF) North London's Finsbury Park Mosque has a history of servingasanattackplanning andpropagandaproductionbase. IJK authorities consider hemosquea key recruitment facility for North African and other extremistswithinthe al-Qaidaassociatedmovement. The mosque also served o facilitate the traveland raining of recruits.2so (S/A{F) Detainee eceived ravel assistanceo Jalalabadafterplacing a phonecall to a man namedMuhammad. Muhammad s assessedo be Muhammad Shah,the assistantof Abu Jaffar. MuhammadShah s known to haveassistedAbu Jaffar intransporting ecruits arriving from Europe across he border of Afghanistan andPakistan or transportation o training camps n Afghanistan. This transportationnetwork was reportedly funded by Usama-BinLaden(UBL).26o (S/A{F) Al-Qaida memberMuhammadAhmad Binyam, ISN US9ET-001458DP(ET-1458),photo dentified detainee sAbdul Rahim,an associaten London,whotraveled o Afghanistan after ET-I458.27. (S/A{F) ET-1458visited BakerStreetMosqueand istened o sermons yOmarUthmanAbu Omar. SoufianAbar Huwary, ISN US9AG-001016DP AG-1016)providedET-1458with a contactnumber or a Muhammad n Islamabadwho would then transport ET-1458 to Afghanistan and then to the Algeriantrainingcamp.28 AnalystNote: ET-1458's Muhammad s assessedo bedetainee's forementionedslamabad ssociate. t is probable hat AG-1016 anddetainee'sassociateAbu Jaffar is associated nd are both membersof therecruitmentnetwork. Detainee s assessed,ike ET-1458, o haveparticipatedntraining at the Algerian training camp,which was detainee's ikely activity inJalalabad ontrary o detainee's laims.)2e

" 000238 tateDeptLondon 7-FEB-2006toStateDeptLondon#000955, nalystNote: On 7 January006,UK courts oundAbu Hamzaal-Masriguiltyon eleven harges ndsentencedim to seven earsn prison." 000238ACIC InformationPaperTerroristThreafAssessment2-SEP-2004,AlgerianxtremistRecruitmentnEurope3l-May-2004'u 00r458FM4029-ocr-2oo4,IlR 6 034 1054 3, IR 6 034 13503,TD-3r4r5643i-o3,TD-3r4r33olg-032t001458 ssociate hotobook }-OCT-2004" 00t458Associate hotobook }-OCT-2004,01458 M4029-OCT-2004.001458IR27-OCT-2004,01016SIR 7-MAY-2005" 00t+58Associatehotobook }-OCT-2004,01458 M4029-OCT-2004,001458IR27-OCT-2004,01016SIR 7-MAY-2005,AnalystNote:AG-1016wascaptured i th YM-1017.AG-1016's ame s Soufian, ariant

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o (S/A{F) Detaineestayedat the al-Qaida-affiliated Algerian House n Jalalabadandwas identified as attending raining in al-Faruq.30o (S/A{F) Detaineeacknowledgesmeeting Abu Jaffar at the Algerian guesthousein Jalalabad.Abu Jaffar visited the guesthouse n a regular basis. Abu Jaffarwas thedirector of the GIA camp ocatednearJalalabadand was the GJSNrepresentative nAfghanistan.3lo (S/A{F) Detaineeand other Algerian House residentsattended raining at thenearbyAlgerianor Moroccan raining camps.3'. (S/A{F) ln November2000 through September2001.,al-Qaida memberMuhibullah provided training on the use of electronic components or fabricatingexplosivedevicesat theAlgerianHouse.33 AnalystNote: Muhibullah sassessedo be Younis AbdunahmanChekkouri, SN US9MO-000197DP MO-

197),co-founderof the Moroccan slamic Fighting Group(GICM)34. Detainee'splacementand access rovided ample opportunity for him to receive variouslevelsof training to include explosives raining; howeve^r,here s no additionalinformation linking detainee o the explosives raining.)"o (S/A{F) Detaineewas identified as attending raining at al-Qaidasupportedal-Faruqtraining camp.36. (S/A{F) Al-Qaida explosivesexpert Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al-Sawah, SNUS9EG-000535DP EG-535), dentified detainee s attending he Sharia,aka(Islamic nstitute)aka(Instituteof Arab Studies).(AnalystNote: The IslamicInstitute was an al-Qaida affiliated organization h{ taughthard-line Sunni Arabicand Islamic religious law. Abu Hafs al-Mauritani "operated the Islamic lnstituteand the institute was locatedacross he street rom the Hajji Habbashguesthouse.

Sufian, ndYM-l017'saliass Zachariah.t ispossible G-1016 ndYM-1017aredetainee'sreviouslymentionedssociatesv the same amesn Jalalabad.'o ooo23 302 28-MAY;oo23t rDi ]4ltgggS-o2,IIR 832 013202,IIR 6 853 ot37 L,IIR 6 034 026505,IIR2 340 6384 2,AnalystNote:Abu Jaffarwasalso mplicatedn plotting he assassinationf AhmadShahMassoud,he Commander f the^^NorthernAlliance NA) prior to 11September001.Abu Jaffarwas istedaskilled n ToraBora n late2001." 001458 M4003-NOV-0433TD-3r41t9998-023aAnalystNote TheGICM is listedasa Tier 2 targetonhe ICT database. ier 2 targets redefinedas enoristor^-exhemist roupshathavedemonstratedoth he'intention nd hecapability o attackUS persons nd nterests."

TD-3 4l0103i-03,TD-314140214-02'uAl FarouqTrainingCampStudyMar 04,paragraph. AnalystNote: Al-Farouq ariantal-Faruq.Theal-Faruqcamphasbeen nownasa basic rainingcampwhereraineesearn hebasics f weaponry,militarytactics, nd^_map eading.'' AnalystNote: MahfouzOuld el Walid aka Abu Hafsal Mauritani)wasan nstructor t al-Faruq, nda senioral-Qaida ieutenant, lsoapossible ousinof AhmedOuld Abdel Aziz, ISN US9MR-0000757DPMR-757).AbuHafswasal-Qaida ndUBL's third religiousadvisor.

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Detainee's admittance nto the Islamic institute shows a weatdeal of trust fromsenioral-Qaida eadership.)38| (S/A{F) The Hajji Habbashguesthouse ervedas an administrationfacility for newly arrived recruitsbound for the al-Faruq raining camp.The recruits checked-inand surrenderedheir passportsand valuables orsafekeeping until enough ecruits arrived to warrant transport o the camp.The guesthouse lso servedasa waypoint for extremists raveling to andfrom Pakistanor between eastand west Afghanistan."o (S/A{F) Detainee s assessedo haveparticipated n hostilitiesagainstUS andcoalition orceswhile at Tora Bora.o (S/A{F) Detainee shareda trenchwith al-QaidacommanderAbu Thabit,Abdullah, Abu Basir and Abu Turab.ao. Abu Thabit was a known Tora Bora commanderwho led a multi-nationalgroup of twenty members rom Algeria, Yemen, SaudiArabia, and Kuwait.al. (S//Xf; Abdullah is possibly al-Qaida operative Abu Abdullah al-haqi. AbuAbdullah al-Iraqi was an Iraqi Kurd who al-Qaidarecruited n 1997 for hisscientific expertise. Al-Qaida reportedlytaskedAbu Abdullah al-Iraqi to makecontactwith unidentified officials in Iraq to acquirepoisonsand mustardgas,andal-Iraq!was a guestof UBL and Abu Hafs while working at the al-Faruq rainingcarnp.az bu Abdullah al-Iraqi was reportedkilled during a bus-convoy uprisingsoonafter his mid-December 001arrest.o3Analyst Note: Timelinesoverlapand descriptionprovidedby detaineeon Abdullah is very similar to thedescriptionof Abu Abdullah al-Iraqi. The bus-convoy was describes he transferof prisoners apturedwith LY-212.)' (S/Nf; Abu Basir s possiblyal-QaidaoperativeAbu Basir Kurdi. AbuBasir Kurdi and Abu Abdullah al-kaqi traveled ogether hrough Tora Bora andwere on the samebus-convoy uprising that killed six Pakistaniguardsand tenprisoners.aao (S/A{F) Detaineeattempted o flee Tora Bora with Abu Thabit.as' (S//\rf) Detaineewas seriously njured trying to escapeTora Bora. Detaineewas arrestedat a hospitalnearJalalabadalong with Omar Said Salim al-Dayi, ISN

tt TD-3r4r24862-o2,IIR034086102,TD-314/28084-02,IR 6 0442515 53eII R 6 0442515 5ooIIR 6 034 ro5403o ' I IR2340 12002o2IIR 6 0340292 2,TD-3r4r05434-0243IIR 7 739339602ooIIR 6 034 029202. IR 7 739339602a5AnalystNote: Abu Thabitwas eportedlyhecommanderf theAbut Thabitgroupof multinationalightersnToraBora. Abu Thabitwaskilled in ToraBora.

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US9YM-000549DPYM-5a9);WalidSaidBin SaidZaid, SNUS9YM-000550DPYM-550);andFahmiSalemSaidal-Sani,SNUS9YM-000554YM-554).46. (S/Am; Detainee s assessedo have been njured during the US air strikes atTora Bora during which Abu Thabit was killed.ot lAnalyst Note: UBl-appointedmilitary commandern Tora Bora, LY-2I2, directed hemid-December 001withdrawal from Tora Bora. LY-212 initially sent a group of about 65 fighters toattempt heir escape o Pakistan. This group came under air attack and themajority were either wounded or killed, including Abu Thabit. It is assessedhatdetaineewas injured during this air strike. Detainee, ike severalothers,was thentaken to the hospital in Jalalabad or treatmentwhere they were captured.)o (S/A{F) Detaineemirrored extremist nternational ravel patterns, ncluding the use offake documentationwhen traveling. Detaineeacknowledgedentering he UK using afakepassportand enteredAfghanistan through a facilitation hub in Islamabad,PK,operatedby North African extremists.asAnalyst Note: Detainee's explanation oracquiringpassportsends credence hat detaineewas associatedwith extremist elementsduring detainee'sstay n France.)

c. (U//FOUO) Detainee'sConduct: Detainee s assessedo be a MEDIUM threat rom adetentionperspective.Detainee'soverall behaviorhasbeensemi-compliant nd hostiletoward the guard force and staff. Detaineecurrently has 23 Reports of DisciplinaryInfraction isted n DIMS. The most recent nfractionoccurredon27 November 2006,whendetaineewas found n possession f contraband,ncludingapieceof paperwith English andforeign writing on both sideswith no approvalstamp. Other ncidents for which detaineehasbeen disciplined include assault,attemptedassault, ailure to follow guard nstructions andcamp rules, threateningguards,harassingguards,damage o govemment property, provokingwords or gestures,nciting andparticipating in massdisturbances, ndpossession f food andnon-weaponbpe contraband. Detaineehas a total of threeReportsof Disciplinary Infractionfor assault, he most recentoccurring on 31 August 2006, when detainee hrew his food traythrough he beanhole,splashingmilk onto a guard. tn2006, detainee ad a total of 10Reportsof Disciplinary nfraction. Otherdetainee otesshow on 21 May 2005,while in therecreationyard detainee hreatenedguardssaying, oRememberthis, I'll get you, if you giveme a hard ime, I'11give you a hard ime."8. (S/NF) Detainee ntelligence Value Assessment:

46IIR6o34o6ir03otIIR 2 340 623602, IR 2 340 612002, IR 6 034o3gz02otooo238302 2I-MAY -20039

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a. (S) Assessment: Detainee s assessedo be of MEDIUM intelligence alue. Detainee'smost recent nterrogation ession ccurredon 31 October2006.b. (S/ND Placement and Access: Detaineeused he services f Frenchextremistsupportnetworks to procure false documentsand to probably facilitate his trip to the UK. Detaineeutilized al-Qaida's transportationnetwork to travel to Afghanistan where detainee esided nan Algerian guesthousen Jalalabad ur ing he time allegedexplosivesexpertMO-197conducted raining. Detainee esidedat the Finsbury Park Mosque and had direct accessosenior al-Qaida facilitator Omar Uthman Abu Omar andhad exposure o Egyptian ShaykhAbu Hamzaal-Masri. Detainee'sassociationwith the Institute of Islamic Studies,directedby Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, causesgreatconcem. High-level al-Qaida members requentedthis lnstitute for meetingswhere only trusted ndividuals were allowed to attend. Detaineealso residedat a secondal-Qaida associated uesthousen Kabul andprobably attendedtraining at al-FaruqCamp. Detaineepossibly attended he Sharia nstitute and was exposedto radical Sunni teachings n support of al-Qaidaobjectives. Detainee raveled and servedwith al-Qaida operatives n Tora Bora to include 55'nArab Brigade CommanderAbu Thabitand weaponsexpert Abu Abdullah al-Iraqi.c. (S//NF) Intelligence Assessment:Detaineehas nformation aboutal-Qaidaandextremistfacilitation through Algeria, France, he United Kingdom, Pakistan,andAfghanistanto include methodsof recruitment. Detaineemay be able to provide informationon explosives raining conductedat camps andguesthouses.Detaineehas nformationrelating to the similarities anddifferencesbetween he extremist rhetoric at the Finsbury ParkMosque andthe Sharia nstitute. Detaineeprobably has nformation about al-Qaida'straining camps andsupportfacilities in Afghanistan.d. (S/NF) Areas of Potential Exploitation:

o Paris BarbesseDistrict-based orgery andextremistnetworkso Leadersof the Finsbury Park Mosque n Londono Sharia nstitute rhetorico General activity of the FinsburyPark Mosqueo Explosivestraining at the Algerian Houseo Facilitation networksthroughAlgeria, France,United Kingdom, Pakistan,andAfghanistano Personneland activities at Algerian and Hajji HabbashGuesthouseso Personneland activities at al-Faruq raining camp

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SE C RE T / / NOFORN I I 20320122JTF-GTMO-CDRSUBJECT:Recommendationor TransferOut of DoD Control TRO) or GuantanamoDetainee,SN: US9AG-000238DPS)

9, (S) EC Status: Detainee'snemy ombatanttatus as eassessedn 20 October 004,andhe remains n enemv ombatant.

' Definitions for intelligenceterms used n the assessmentan be found in the Joint Military Intelligence CollegeOctober 2001 guide Intelligence l4tarningTerminologt.

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Rear Admiral.