S E C R E T // NOFORNI I 20320522 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO U.S.NAVALSTATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,CUBA APOAE 09360 JTF-GTMO-CDR 22May 2007 MEMORANDUM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthemCommand,3511 NW 9lst Avenue, M i a m i .F L 3 3 1 7 2 SUBJECT: CombatantStatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) JTF-GTMO DetaineeAssessment l . (S/A{F) Personal Information: o o . o . o ) JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: Abdul Malik Aliasesand CurrenVTrueName: Abdul Malik Bajabu. Abdijabar. Abdul Jabber.Abdulmalik Gajab. Jabaal.Kuuza. Abdu Mali. Doo Msela. Kichaa Msela. Ibrahim Muhammad Ali. Ibra. Mwakuza Kuza Placeof Birth: Busia. Usanda(UG) Dateof Birth: 1973 Citizenship: Kenya (KE) InternmentSerialNumber (ISN): US9KE-010025DP (U//T'OUO) Health: Detaineeis in good health. 3. (U) JTF-GTMO Assessment: a, (S) Recommendation: JTF-GTMO recommendsthis detaineefor ContinuedDetention Under DoD Control (CD). b. (S//NF) Executive Summary: Detaineeis a confirmedmemberof the EastAfrica alQaida(EAAQ) network,r the Council of Islamic Courts(CIC),2and the Islamic Party of ' AnalystNote: EAAQ is alsoreferred to asAl-Qaidain EastAfrica(AQEA). EAAQ is a NIPFCT PrioritylA targetdueto its assessed association with the al-QaidaNetwork. Priority lA targetsaredefinedasterroristgroups, countriesthat sponsorterrorism,or countriesthat havestateorganizations involvedin terrorismthatposea clearand CLASSIFIEDBY: MULTIPLESOURCES REASON:E.O.12958, AS AMENDED,SECTION1.4(C) DECLASSIFYON: 20320522 S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 20320522 S E C R E T //NOFORN I I 20320522 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: CombatantStatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) Kenya (IPK). Detaineehasties to the al-Ittihadal-Islami (AIAD.3 Detaineeactively participatedin operationalplanning, facilitation of illegal weapons,and terrorist activities againstUS and Coalition forces. JTF-GTMO determinedthis detaineeto be: o o o A HIGH risk, as he is likely to posea threatto the US, its interestsand allies. A LOW threat from a detention perspective. Of HIGH intelligencevalue. 4. (U) Detainee'sAccount of Events: The following section is based,unless otherwise indicated, on detainee'sown account. These statementsare included without consideration of veracify, accuracy, or reliability. ^. (S//NF) PriorHistory: DetaineeisamemberoftheMsogaTribe. From 1984-1987, detaineeattendedprimary schoolin Mombasa,KE. From 1988to 1990,detaineewas enrolledin Qubaa,a schoolin Mombasa,KE, for madrassaclasses.During his time at Qubaa,detaineealso worked as an apprenticefor an auto mechanic's shop in Majengo, KE. Between1990and 1993,detaineealternatedworking at two tea companiesin Mombasa, named Mombasa Coffee and Tanjal. Detaineestartedhis own businessfor six months in 1993buying avocadosand bananasto sell in Mombasa. After six monthsthe businessfailed, and in 1994, detaineewent back to work for the tea companiesin Mombasa.a b. (S//NF) Recruitment and Travel: In 1993-1994,detaineeattemptedto join the Kenyan military, but was unsuccessful(t{FI). In 1994,detaineeadmittedjoining the IPK and began attendingprayers at the Sakina Mosque in Mombasa. Shaykh Khalifa Muhammad Q.{FI)and ShaykhBalala were leadersof the mosque. An individual namedAboud Rogot preached jihad at the mosque. Detaineesaid that Abdikadir Ali (l{FI) recruited detaineeand other immediatedangerto US personsor interests.This includesthosepreparingto employ Weaponsof Mass Desffuction (WMDs). 'Analyst Note: The CIC is also known as the Islamic Courts Union (lCU) or the Union of Islamic Courts(UIC). The CIC was a group of Islamic law courts who united to rival the administration of the Transitional Federal Government(TFG) of Somalia. The CIC has aligneditself with al-Qaidaand otherjihadist groups. ' Analyst Note: AIAI is an NIPF CT Priority 2Atarget. Priority 2A targets are defined to include: terrorisVextremistgroups that have demonstratedboth the intention and the capability to attack US personsand interests,but are believed to pose somewhatless of a threat to US interestsaround the world than Priority 1B gloups; or terrorisVextremistthat have demonstratedintention to attack US personsand interestsand are taking action to develop or acquire WMD capability. " TD-3141t2443-07 5 Analyst Note: Aboud Rogo has ties to al-Qaida, and the 2002 Kikambala terrorist attacks. ") - S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 20320522 S E C RE T //NOFORN I I 20320522 JTF.GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: CombatantStatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) SakinaMosqueyouthsto join the jihad in Somalia(SO). Detaineestatedthat he had always wantedto be a soldier. c. (S//NF) Training and Activities: In 1996, detaineeviewedjihad in Somaliaas a means to fuIfill his dream of being a soldier and teaching the Quran. Detaineeclaimed to travel to Somalia due to the Somali adherenceof Islamic Sharia (Islamic law). Detainee statedhe and two colleagues,Said a Digo and Bonge Lao, traveledto Lamu, KE, and met Abukadir. Three days later, detaineeand his group traveled to RaasKaambooni, SO. Detaineespent three months in RaasKaambooni memorizing the Quran. After the initial three months, detaineeand20 other traineesQ.JFI)were taken to a forest areaand began military training. The training consistedof physical fitness, military tactics, and basic firearm maintenanceon AK-47 assaultrifles and pistols.o After the training camp closedin 7997,detaineerelocated to Baidao,SO. In 1998detaineeattemptedto travel to Yemen,but was detainedby Yemeni authoritiesand deportedback to Somalia(NFI).' In 1999,detaineeworked for six months painting and repairing ships, and then returnedto Kismayoo, SO, and worked on a ferry that transportedsugarto Mdoa, Maize, and RaasKaambooni,SO. In 2000, detaineemet Hassan, a previous acquaintancefrom the training camp in RaasKaambooni. Hassanassistedin finding detaineea job with IssaElias, aTanzanianwho owned a diving equipmentbusiness. Detaineewent to Mogadishuin 2001 and was employedin a clothing shopworking for a woman he met in Yemen. Detaineemanied this woman in 2001. Detaineeclaimedthat he and his wife have since expandedthe businessand his wife is currently managingthe clothing shop in Mogadishu. (S/A{F) Detaineeadmitted that he participated in the planning and execution of the 28 November 2}}2tenorist attacksin Mombasa,which included the bombing-of the Israeliowned Kikambala ParadiseHotel and a missile attack on an Israeli airliner.E After the attacks,detaineeand SalehAli SalehNabhan escapedfrom Kenya to Somalia. Omar Said Omar statedhe maintained e-mail contact with detaineeregarding the casing of other potentialtargetsin 2003.eGuleedHassanAhmed,ISN US9SO-010023DP (SO-10023), statedthat as of March 2004, detainee,who was part of the Mogadishu al-Qaida cell, was living in Mogadishu. In October 2006, detainee,Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, aka (Harun Fazul), and Nabhan discussedfuture operationsat detainee'shome, to include potential attackson US and Israeli Embassies.In late 2006,detaineewas involved in a plot to attack 'TD-3t4112443-07 'to-ztq/tzq$-ol r ro-ztqrnng-ol n fO4]4l+6527-03, AnalystNote: Variants of Saleh include SalihandSalah. t S E C R E T //NOFORN I / 20320522 s E c R E T // NOFORN I 20320s22 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: CombatantStatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) the Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Headquarterslocated in Nairobi, and the Mombasa Marathon, with the intent of killing Americansand Israelis.l0 5. (U) Capture Information: (S/AIF) On 13 February2007,detaineewas locatedat the SalamaCyber Cafe in Bondeni, Mombasa. Kenyan authoritiesestablishedsurveillanceof detaineeand followed him to a hotel. Detaineewas subsequentlyarrestedby Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit officers insidethe RamadhanCafe.rl ^. (S//NF) Property Held: None at JTF-GTMO. o Reporting from the Kenyan National Security and Intelligence ServicesQ.{SIS) indicatesdetaineepossessed the following items at the time of his capture:12 o Small piece of papercontainingcontactinformationfor associates, including thoselocatedin the United Kingdom.'' o Kenyan postal money order receipt b. (S) Transferred to JTF-GTMO: 23 Mxch2007 c. (S//NF) Reasonsfor Transfer to JTF-GTMO: Detaineewas transfenedto JTFGTMO to face possible prosecutionfor terrorist activities againstthe United Statesand to provide information on the following: o Training and individuals associatedwith the Somali training camp in Raas Kaambooni o Harun Fazul o EAAQ memberSalehAli SalehNabhan o Other EAAQ members o Financing and movement of funds in support of extremist activity in East Africa o Storageand shipment of weaponsand ammunition in Somalia and Kenya o Jihad recruiter Abdikadir Ali o The Islamic CourtsUnion organizationand associatedpersons,logisticsand facilities toTD-3l4lt333l-o:. " TD-314112443-07 '2 fO3ru1rc336-07,AnalystNote: This NSISis alsoreportedastheNationalIntelligence andSecurityService (NISS) " TD-314-r4703-07 4 S E C R E T //NOFORN I I 20320522 S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 20320522 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: CombatantStatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) o The November 2002 attacksasainst the Kikambala ParadiseHotel and an Israeli airliner 6. (U) Detainee Threat: a, (S) Assessment: Detaineeis assessed to be a HIGH risk, as he is likely to posea threat to the US, its interestsand allies. b. (S//NF) Reasonsfor Continued Detention: Detaineeis a confirmedmemberof the EAAQ, the CIC, the IPK, and associatedwith membersof the AIAI. Detaineereceived militant training with the EAAQ in Somalia. He admitted planning and executing attacks againstan Israeli aircraft and the Israeli-owned Kikambala ParadiseHotel in Kenya. Detaineestoredrockets,anti-aircraftmissiles,explosives,and mines at his residence. Detainee'shousein Somaliawas usedas a safehousefor Islamic extremists. Detaineeis reported as having an indirect associationwith UBL o (S/AIF) Detaineeis a confirmedmemberof the EAAQ, CIC, IPK, and associated with membersof the AIAI. o (S/AIF) Detaineeadmittedbeing a memberof the EAAQT4and CIC.rs o (S/AIF) Detaineeadmittedjoining the IPK and attendingprayers at the Sakina Mosquein 1994.t6(Analyst Note: The SakinaMosquefavors radical Islamic rhetoric. The mosqueis in Majengo,KE, where individuals involved in the August 1998bombing of the US Embassyin Nairobi resided,though specificlinks between the mosqueand the attack are unknown. The Sakina Mosque provided financial assistance to families of terror suspectsin custodyby coveringtheir legal expenses.) o (S/AIF) Abdirashid Muhammad Abdallahi aka (Handailah), a Mogadishu-based poison maker and an admittedmemberof the EAAQ," identified detaineeas a memberof the Mogadishual-Qaidacell and one of Harun Fazul's closestassociates. Handailah referred to Fazul, detaineeand SalehNabhan as the "Three Musketeers."l8 (Analyst Note: Fazul is al-Qaida'schief operativein Africa and Nabhanis a senior al-Qaida operator. Fazul is also a bomb expert and tactics trainer. Both Fazul and Nabhanwere involved in the 1998US Embassybombingsand the 2002bombing of the ParadiseHotel.re) 'o 10025 KB 3o-MAR-2007 '5oroo25sIR27-MAR-2007 'uTD-314n2443-07 t'To4ruB78u-04 t' TD-3r4r1297 9-07,TD-3r4tt3 402-07 'n Harun Fazul_DTF 3-Nov-2003 ) s E c R E T //NOFORN / 20320522 s E c R E T //NOFORN 20320522 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT:CombatantStatusReviewTribunallnput andRecommendation for Continued (S) DetentionUnderDoD Control(CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9KE-010025DP o (S/A{F) Salim Awadh Salim, an admitted member of EAAQ, identified detainee as a memberof EAAQ.20 . (S/A{F) Salim reported Halima Fazul (one of senior al-Qaida operative Harun Fazul's wives) delivereda messagefrom UBL when shetraveledfrom Pakistanto Mogadishuin late December2006. Halima told detaineeand Salim that UBL was angry with the EAAQ. UBL wanted them to focus on carrying out terrorist operationsand not to fight with the CIC or againstthe Mogadishu-basedwarlords. The networks primary job was to carry out terrorist attacks.2l (Analyst Note: UBL's instructionsindicatecommunicationwith and an undeterminedlevel of control over detaineeand his associates.) o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmiued having a close relationship with EAAQ member Bashir Mohammed Mahmud.22 . (S/AIF) As of mid-March 2007,Mahmud plannedto assassinate the Somali Prime Minister and conductunspecifiedsuicideattacks.23Mahmud was reportedlyinvolved in the 23 March 2007 missile attackon a Belarusiancargo aircraft over the el-Mann Port in Mogadishu,which killed all 11 crew members.2a o (S/AIF) Detaineealso acknowledgedand is assessed to have associationswith membersof the EAAQ, AIAI, and al-Qaida. . (S/AIF) In 2003 detaineead$itted meetingwith GuleedHassanAhmed, ISN (SO-10023),"and Abu Talhaal-Sudani,who areboth US9SO-010023DP confirmedmembersof al-Qaidaand AIAL26 (Analyst Note: In late 2006, membersof EAAQ wrote to the al-Qaida leadershipinforming them of Abu Talha's failure as a leader. A reply was selt to the EAAQ members,in which UBL saidthat he would senda new leader.'') o (S/AIF) Detaineeacknowledgedconducting operationalplanning and execution of terroristactivities. o (S/AfD Detaineeadmitted personalinvolvement in the 28 November 2002 terrorist attack againstthe Kikambala ParadiseHotel. Detaineeadmitted that he participated in the planning and execution of the attack.28 . (S/AIF) Detaineeand Omar Said Omar aka (Hassan),an admitted al-Qaida operative,2ehired a boat from Kismayoo to go to Lamu, KE. Detainee said TNT 20TD-3r4r17617-07,TD-314t li 543-07 t' TD-3r4n3979-07 22IIR 6 0340271-07, AnalystNote: A variantof Mahmudis Mahmoud " NCTC THREATREVIEw 28 MAR 07 'n To-3t+r2357r-07,NCTC strREp 24 MAR 07 t' ISM 13APR07 tuTD-314/05380-06 t'to4lqrns43-oj " TD-3r4n2ii9-oj 6 S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 20320522 S E C R E T i /NOFORN I I 20320522 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: CombatantStatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) had beenpacked inside dried rotting sharksfor concealmenton the boat, which resulted in the TNT passingundetectedthrough a Kenyan customsinspection. The TNT was later used in the car bomb attack on the ParadiseHotel. Salim reportedFazul told him that detainee,Abu Talha, Nabhan, and Issa Osman Issa were the key operativesin the 2002 attacks." (Analyst Note: Issa Osman Issa is a memberof the EAAQ and an assessed CIC cell leader.'') o (S/AIF) Detaineeadmitted that he participated in the planning and execution of the 2002 terrorist missile attack againstan Israeli civilian airliner carryrng2Tl passengers."' (S/AIF) Detainee statedhe was in chargeof videotaping the attack.33 . (S/AIF) After the 2002 attacks,detaineeand Nabhan fled from Kenya to Somalia. Nabhanis believedto have spenttime in Mogadishuand Raas Kaambooni. While in Mogadishu,Nabhanwas sponsoredby AIAI's former militia leaderHassanDahir Aweys.3a (Analyst Note: Detainee'sassociation with Aweys during this period is unknown.) o (S/AIF) Omar Said Omar statedhe maintained e-mail contact with detainee regardingthe casingof other potentialtargetsin 2003, including Westernembassies and airliners. However, after the US Embassyin Mombasa and the Kenyan governmentincreasedsecurity at t!9 Mombasa airport, the plannersshifted to softer targetslike cruiseshipsand hotels." o (S/AID In late 2006, detaineewas involved in the plot to potentially attack the Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Headquarterslocated in Nairobi, and the Mombasa Marathon, with the intent of killing Americans and Israelis.36 o (S/A{F) Detaineeadmitted receiving basic militant training and was reportedto have receivedadvancedtraining. o (S/AfD According to detainee,he and 20 othersreceivedtraining on physical fitness, military tacticsand basic firearm maintenanceon AK-47s and pistols near RaasKaambooni,SO." (Analyst Note: Separatereportingindicatesthat training in RaasKaambooniwas sponsoredby AIAI).iu 'n HarunFazul DTF 3-Nov-2003 'o to-3t+/t5 tis-ol 3rTD-3l4ni541-07 32TD-3r4lt277g-07 tt TD-314n2'ri9-07 toTD-3r4n7617-0i,IIR 7 800100403. " TD-3r4r46527-03 3uTD-314n333r-07 t' TD-314n2443-oj tt to 3ruD+n2-07 7 s E c R E T // NOFORN 20320522 s E c R E T //NOFORII I 20320522 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT:CombatantStatusReviewTribunallnput andRecommendation for Continued DetentionUnderDoD Control(CD) for Guantanamo (S) Detainee, ISN US9KE-010025DP o (S/AID Salim statedthat detaineeattendeda six-week advancedtraining course on forging documents,manufacturing passports,and conducting surveillanceusing covert photographytaught by Harun Fazul. The courseincluded training videos on thesesubjects." Attendeesat Harun Fazul's training included eight foreigners from various countriesthat were to return to their home country after the training as sleeper operativesto await further orders.aO . (S/AIF) In the fall of 2006, a group known as the "London Boys" attended Harun Fazul's training in Mogadishu. Reza Afsharzadeganaka (Adam), one of the "London Boys," was reportedto be a closeassociateof detainee,who kept in phonecontactwith detainee.al . (S//l{F) Detaineemet Firras Khan, a former studentof Harun Fazul, at the Bayt Jinn House in Mogadishu.a2Khan is a UK associatewhose phone number was found in detainee'spocket litter.a3 Khan returned to the UK in November 2006.44(Analyst Note: Khan's connectionto sleepercells is unknown.) o (S/AIF) Detaineecachedweaponsin his home,which also servedas an EAAQ safe house. o (S/AIF) During NSIS custodialinterviews,Salim Awadh Salim provided information on the weaponsstored at detainee'shome. Fazul instructed detainee, Salim, and Nabhan to retrieve weaponsfrom a CIC compound near the intemational airport in Somalia,which they then transportedto detainee'shome in Somalia. Fazul's intent was to build up a store of weaponsand then slowly transportthem to Kenya for use in future operationsthere.as . (S/AIF) Salim statedthat SA-7 surfaceto air missiles (SAM) were among the weaponsstoredat detainee'shouse.46 o (S/AID Salim reporteddetainee'sresidencewas a safehouseusedfor meetings amongmembersof the EAAQ in Somalia.aT . (S/AIF) In October 2006, detainee,Fazul and Nabhan discussednew operationsat detainee'shome, including attackson the US and Israeli embassies in Kenya. Fazul recommendedthey focus on a "Global War," meaningthat "alQaida" IEAAQ] would detonatea bomb outsideof the US and Israeli embassies 'n TD-314/15260-0:. ooTD-3r4112979-07 o' TD-314126694-07 ot TO-3t+126684-07, AnalystNote: Variantsof Bayt includeBeyt andBeit. ot TD-3r4n4703-07 ooIIR6 to54z3ooj ot TD-3r4rt519r-o:. ouTD-314117604-07 4'TD3lqt6260-07 8 S E C R E T //NOFORN I I 20320522 s E c R E T //NOFORN I 20320522 JTF-GTMO-CDR SUBJECT: Combatant StatusReview Tribunal Input and Recommendationfor Continued DetentionUnder DoD Control (CD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN US9KE-010025DP(S) and allow the media to connectthe two events. Fazul statedthe media coverage linking the bombings together would heighten global a*areness.ot . (S/A{F) Halima Fazul reportedthat in 2006, while staying at detaineeshome in Somalia, Harun Fazul put detaineeand Salim in chargeof daily security QI{FD at the Mogadishu Intemational Airport.ae c. (U//TOUO) Detainee's Conduct: Detaineeis assessed to be a LOW threatfrom a perspective, detention basedon an initial DoD observationperiod. Detainee'soverall behavior has been compliant and non-hostile to the guard force and staff. Detaineecurrently hasno Reportsof Disciplinary Infraction listed in DIMS. Rear Admiral, US Navy Commanding 4ErD-314/15657-07 ot TD-3r4n4052-07 . Definitionsfor intelligence termsusedin theassessment canbe foundin theJointMilitary Intelligence College October2001guideIntelligenceWarningTerminolog,,. 9 S E C R E T // NOFORN/ I 20320522