Guantánamo Special Coverage

Updated 6/28/2011

Who's still being held at Guantánamo

 

crosenberg@miamiherald.com

ISN 326 Ahmed Adnan Ahjam, Syrian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 327 Ali Al Shaaban, Syrian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 329 Abd Hadi Omar Mahmoud Faraj , Syrian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 434 Mustafa Abdul Qowi Abdul al-Shamiri, Yemeni.

ISN 440 Mohammed Ali Fowza, Yemeni.

ISN 441 Abdul Rahman Ahmed, Yemeni.

ISN 461 Abd Al-Rahman Mohammed Al-Taty, Yemeni.

ISN 498 Muhammad Ahmad Said Haydar, Yemeni.

ISN 502 Abdul Bin Mohammed Ourgy, Tunisian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 506 Mohammed Khalid Salih al-Dhuby, Yemeni.

ISN 508 Salman Yahya Hassan Muhammad Rabeii, Yemeni.

ISN 511 Suleman Awad Suleman Bin Agil Al-Nahdi , Yemeni. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention as Feb. 24, 2010, denying his habeas corpus petition. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 522 Yassim Qasim Muhammad Ismail Qasim, Yemeni. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention April 8, 2010, denying his habeas corpus petition, and a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld that decision on April 8, 2011.

ISN 535 Tariq Mahmud Ahmad el Sawah, Egyptian. In 2008, a Bush administration era Pentagon prosecutor swore out conspiracy and material support military commissions charges for allegedly serving as an al Qaeda explosives expert in a now defunct version of the military commissions.

ISN 549 Umar Said Salim al-Dini, Yemeni.

ISN 550 Walid Said Bin Said Zaid, Yemeni.

ISN 552 Fayez Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari, Kuwaiti. During the Bush administration he was designated for trial by a now defunct version of the military commissions.

ISN 553 Abul Khaled al-Baydani, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 554 Fahmi Salem Said Al Asani, Yemeni. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention as Feb. 24, 2010, denying his habeas corpus petition. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 560 Hajawali Mohmad, Afghan.

ISN 564 Jalal Salam Awad Awad, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 566 Masour Mohamed Mutaya Ali, Saudi-born Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 569 Zohair Mohammed Said, Yemeni.

ISN 570 Sabri Mohammed Ebrahim, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 572 Saleh Mohammed Seleh al Thabbi, Saudi-born Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 574 Hamood Abdulla Hamood,Yemeni.

ISN 575 Saad Nasir Mukbl al-Azani, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 576 Zahar Omar Hamis Bin Hamdoun, Yemeni.

ISN 578 Abdul Aziz al-Suwedy, Yemeni.

ISN 579 Khairullah Khairkhwa, Afghan. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention on Jan. 11, 2011, denying his habeas corpus petition.

ISN 680 Imad Abdallah, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 682 Ghassan al-Sharbi, Saudi. During the Bush administration he was designated for trial by a now defunct version of the military commissions.

ISN 684 Mohammed Tahamatan, West Bank Palestinian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 685 Abdul Razak Ali, Algerian. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention as June 23, 2011, denying the habeas corpus petition of this Taliban government media spokesman, governor and Cabinet minister.

ISN 686 Abdul Ghaib Ahmad Hakim, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 688 Fahi Akhmed, Yemeni.

ISN 689 Mohammed Ahmed Salam al-Khateeb, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 690 Abdul Qader Ahmed Hussein, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 691 Mohammed al-Zarnouqi, Yemeni. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 694 Sufiyan Barhoumi, Algerian. During the Bush administration he was designated for trial by a now defunct version of the military commissions. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention on Sept. 3, 2009, denying his habeas corpus petition, and a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld that decision detention on Jun. 22, 2010.

ISN 695 Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjoub, Libyan. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention April 19, 2010, denying his habeas corpus petition.

ISN 696 Jubran Qahtani, Saudi. During the Bush administration he was designated for trial by a now defunct version of the military commissions.

ISN 702 Ravil Mingazov, Russian. He won his habeas corpus lawsuit on May 13, 2010. The U.S. government appealed to the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit.

ISN 707 Noor Uthman Mohammed, Sudanese. He pleaded guilty to war crimes before a military commission on July 8, 2010 in exchange for a release in 2014 but got a symbolic, for-the-record 14-year sentence from a military jury on Feb. 18, 2011.

ISN 708 Ismael Ali Faraj al Bakush, Libyan.

ISN 713 Muhammad Murdi Issa al Zahrani, Saudi.

ISN 722 Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Diyab, Syrian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 728 : Abdul Muhammad Ahmad Nassir al-Muhajari, Yemeni.

ISN 757 Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz, Mauritanian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 753 Abdul Zahir, Afghan. In 2006, the Bush administration designated him for trial by military commissions in charges the Obama administration had dismissed without prejudice. Charges included attacking civilians, aiding the enemy and conspiracy for allegedly attacking a civilian vehicle, injuring three journalists, and supporting the Taliban and al Qaeda forces in hostilities against coalition forces in Afghanistan.

ISN 760 Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Mauritanian. He won his habeas corpus lawsuit on March 22, 2010 but the U.S. government appealed to the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit, which on Nov. 5, 2010 ordered the lower court to review his detention with a different standard.

ISN 762 Obaidullah, Afghan. During the Bush administration he was designated for trial by a now defunct version of the military commissions. Attorney General Eric Holder has also approved his trial by the new revamped military commission. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention Oct. 19, 2010.

ISN 768 Ahmed Muhammed Haza Al Darbi, Saudi. During the Bush administration he was designated for trial by a now defunct version of the military commissions. A Pentagon prosecutor issued new Obama era charges against him Aug. 29, 2012 alleging he abetted a 2002 terrorist attack against the French oil tanker, MV Limburg, carried out while Darbi was already at Guantánamo.

ISN 832 Mohammed Nabi, Afghan.

ISN 836 Ayub Murshid Ali Salih, Yemeni.

ISN 837 Bashir Nasir Ali al-Marwalah, Yemeni.

ISN 838 Shawqi Awad Balzuhair, Yemeni.

ISN 839 Mussab Omar Ali al-Madhwani, Yemeni. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention on Dec. 14, 2009, denying his habeas corpus petition., and a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld his indefinite detention on May 27, 2011.

ISN 840 Hail Aziz Ahmad al-Maythali, Yemeni.

ISN 841 Said Salih Said, Yemeni.

ISN 893 Tawfiq Nassar al-Bihani, Yemeni. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention on Sept. 22, 2010, denying his habeas corpus petition. His brother, Ghaleb, is ISN 128, also lost his unlawful detention case.

ISN 894 Mohammed Abdul Rahman, Tunisian. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 899 Shawali Khan, Afghan. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention Sept. 3, 2010, denying his habeas corpus petition. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 928 Khi Ali Gul, Afghan. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 934 Abdul Ghani, Afghan. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 975 Bostan Karim, Afghan.

ISN 1015 Hussain Salem Mohammad Almerfedi, Yemeni. He won his habeas corpus lawsuit on July 8, 2010, but the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the ruling on June 10, 2011. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 1017 Omar Mohammed Ali al-Rammah, Yemeni.

ISN 1045 Mohammed Kamin, Afghan. He has been designated for trial by military commission.

ISN 1094 Saifullah A. Paracha, Pakistan.

ISN 1103 Mohammed Zahir, Afghan. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 1119 Hamidullah, Afghan.

ISN 1453 Sanad Yislam al-Kazimi, Yemeni.

ISN 1456 Hassan Ali Bin Attash,Yemeni.

ISN 1457 Abdul Ali Sharqawi, Yemeni known as Riyadh the Facilitator.

ISN 1460 Abdul Rahim Gulam Rabbani, Saudi-born Pakistani.

ISN 1461 Ahmed Ghulam Rabbani, Saudi-born Pakistani.

ISN 1463 Abd al-Salam al-Hilah, Yemeni.

ISN 3148 Harun al Afghani, Afghan.

ISN 10001 Bensayah Belkacem, Algerian. A federal judge upheld his indefinite detention on Nov. 20, 2008, denying his habeas corpus petition. He appealed and on June 28, 2010, a federal appeals panel overturned the decision sent it back to the District Court for review again. The Obama administration said on Sept. 21, 2012 that he had been cleared for release.

ISN 10011 Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi, Saudi who faces a death-penalty trial by military commission as an alleged co-conspirator in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ICRC says Pakistani authorities arrested him March 1, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10013 Ramzi bin al Shibh, Yemeni who faces a death-penalty trial by military commission as an alleged co-conspirator in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ICRC says Pakistani authorities arrested him Sept. 11, 2002 in Karachi, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10014 Walid bin Attash, Yemeni who faces a death-penalty trial by military commission as an alleged co-conspirator in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ICRC says Pakistani authorities arrested him on April 29, 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10015 Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Saudi who faces a death-penalty trial by military commission as an alleged conspirator in the October 2000 al Qaeda suicide bombing of the USS Cole off Aden, Yemen. The ICRC says he was arrested in October 2002 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10016 Zayn al Abdeen Mohammed al Hussein, Palestinian known as Abu Zubaydah. The ICRC says he was arrested March 28, 2002 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.

ISN 10017 Abu Faraj al-Libi, Libyan. The ICRC says Pakistani authorities arrested him on May 2, 2005 in Mardan, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10018 Ammar al-Baluchi, Pakistani who faces a death-penalty trial by military commission as an alleged co-conspirator in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ICRC says Pakistani authorities arrested him on April 29, 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10019 Riduan Isomuddin, Indonesian known as Hambali. The ICRC says he was arrested Aug. 11, 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10020 Majid Khan, Pakistani. The ICRC says this Baltimore area educated man was arrested March 5, 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive, he was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006 and held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees. He turned government witness and pleaded guilty to war crimes Feb. 29, 2012, and is held in a separate secret site for cooperating ex-CIA captive witnesses at Guantánamo. There is currently no other.

ISN 10021 Mohd Farik Bin Amin, Malaysian known as Zubair. The ICRC says he was arrested June 8, 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10022 Bashir Lap, Malaysian known as Lilie. The ICRC says he was arrested Aug. 11, 2003 in Bangkok, Thailand. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10023 Hassan Guleed, Somali. The ICRC says he was arrested March 4, 2004 in Djibouti. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10024 Khalid Sheik Mohammad, Pakistani who faces a death-penalty trial by military commission as an alleged co-conspirator in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ICRC says Pakistani authorities arrested him March 1, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. As a former CIA "black site" captive who was taken to Guantánamo in September 2006, he is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10025 Abdul Malik, Kenyan.

ISN 10026 Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, Iraqi. The Pentagon announced that this former CIA captive was taken to Guantánamo on April 27, 2007. He is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

ISN 10030 Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, Afghan. The Pentagon announced that this former CIA captive was taken to Guantánamo on March 14, 2008. He is held in secret camp where the Pentagon segregates so-called high-value detainees.

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