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JTFGTMO-CG 8 December005MEMORANDUMFORCommander,nitedStates outhem ommand,511NW 9lstAvenue,Miami, L33172.SUBJECT:Recommendationor Continued etention nderDoD Control CD) orGuantanamoetainee,SN: US9SA-000265DPS)

JTF GTMODetainee ssessment1. (S//NF) ersonalnformation:

o JDIMS/I.{DRC ReferenceName: Tariq SalahHusan Al Harbio Aliases and Current/True Name: Tariq ShallahHasanAl AlawiAl Harbi. Abu Talha.Abu Talhat. Azmarai Al Ansari. Tarek AlMadeni. Tariq Bin ShallahBin Husayn Al Harbio Placeof Birth: Medina. SaudiaArabia (SA)o Dateof Birth: 1983o Citizenship: SaudiArabiao InternmentSerialNumber (ISN): US9SA-000265DP2. (FOUO) Health: Detainees in goodhealth. His inprocessing MI on l2 FEB 02 was20o/o.He has a history of latent TB and is noncompliantwith treatmeht. He is not on anychronicmedications.He hasno known drug allergies.3. (S//NF) TF GTMOAssessment:

a. (S)Recommendation: TFGTMO ecommendshisdetaineeor ContinuedDetention nderDoD Control CD). JTFGTMOpreviously ssessedetaineesRetainnDoD Control DoD)on 2 July2004.b. (S//NF)Executive Summary: Detainees anassessedl-Qaidamemberwhotraveled o Afghanistano oin the Taliban. Detainee nswered fatwatoparticipaten ihadagainsthe NorthernAlliance. Detainee dmittedly tayed t anAl-Qaidaaffiliated

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guesthouse. etaineeeceivedrainingat theAl-QaidaAl Farouq errorist rainingcampandpossiblyeceived dvancedl-Qaida raining.He s possibly ffiliatedwith a terrorist ell nSaudiArabia. Detainees related o another etainee ndpossiblyo a deceased audiAl-Qaida ell eader. t is assessedhisdetainees a MEDIUM risk,ashemaypose threat otheUS, ts nterests ndallies. JTFGTMO determinedhisdetainees of MEDIUMintelligencealue.

4. (S//NF)DetaineeBackground Summary:The following section is based, unless otherwise indicated, on detainee's ownaccount. These statements are included without consideration of veracity,accuracy,or reliabil i ty.

a. (S/NF) Prior History: Detainee ttended eniAl Najar ntermediatechool ndJafarAl TayarMiddleSchool ntil heageof 18. Hewasa.poor tudent, ndaftercompleting isschooling,etaineeegano helpon his ather'sarm.'b. (S//NF)Recruitment and Travel: In approximatelyulyof 2001, etainee asinspiredby a fatwa ssued y SheikhHamudAl Aqla (variant:HamoodAl Okla) hatstatedeveryMuslim shouldwageihad in Afghanistan gainstheNorthernAlliance roops.'Detainee'satherhelped o financeandarrange is travel.3He flew fromMedina o Riyadh,SA, n approximately ugust2001. After an unspecified eriodof time at anunidentifieduncle's ouse, etaineeraveled y a taxi hroughAd Damam,SA, o Al Sharjah, nitedArabEmiratesTC).. In less hana week,he ook anEmirates irlines light from heAbuDhabiairport o Karachi,PakistanPK). He spentwo or threedaysat an unidentified otelbefore akinga taxi to Quetta,PK. In Quetta, e met several alibanmembers n the street

t lSnf; (AnalystNote: Due to failing the first time, detaineewas orced o repeat hreeyearsof middle school. Hedoesnot report attendinghigh school and was assessedn2002 ashaving below average ntelligence. Detaineedoesnot specif the amountof time spent arming before traveling to Afghanistan. See000265 MFR 28-Aug-2002, IIR6 034 0695 02, 000265KB l5-Feb-2002)' (Snip) (Analyst Note: Detaineeprovidesconflicting accountsof how he learnedof the fatwa. He initiallyclaimed readinga flyer circulated in Medina, SA that inspired him to go. Subsequently, e claimed to have spokendirectly o SheikhAl Aqla and o have ead he flyer on the Internet. See000265KB 15-Feb-2002, 00265MFR28-Atg-2002, IR 6 034 0695 02, and 000265FBI 302 02-Oct-2002.Al Aqla is assessedo be deceased heikhHamud bin A l Aqla Al Shuaibi,who was he first person o issueafatwarecognizinghe egitimacyof the attackson the World Trade Center n New York and sanctiffing the perpetratorsasholy warriors. SheikhAl Aqla helpedraisemoney or UsamaBin Laden UBL) until Aqla's death n SaudiArabia n 2001. SeeAbha Al-Watan 20-Ian-2001. Source n Arabic, accessed ia FBIS, Document D# GMP20020121000164.)3oooz6sBI302 2-oct-2002o0oo26sBI 30202-Oct-2002nd000265MFR28-Aus-20021L

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who spokeof the fatwas of SheiksAqla and Jibrin.5 After severaldays,detaineecontinuedhis ourney across he border into Kandahar,AF.oc. (S//NF) Training and Activities: Once n Kandahar, etaineeeported o anArabguesthouse. AnalystNote: Probably he Al Nibras (variants:Nebras,Nabras)guesthouse.)Unidentified Arabs informed detainee hat weapons raining was a prerequisite o join theTaliban. Unidentified individuals transporteddetainee o Al Farouq raining camp,where hespentapproximately20 days conductingprayer,manual abor, physicalconditioning, andsmall arms raining. (Analyst Note: He reports he full courseof training would have aken40 days,but he left earlyfor various easons.) Detainee eturned o the Al Nibrasguesthousen Kandahar.8 After one or two weeks,detaineemet Taliban representatives ndinquired if he could becomea member, but was rejecteddue to his youth. Detainee hentraveled o Jalalabad,AF with the intent to join anotherTaliban unit. He remained here forabout wo months at anAfghan-ownedguesthouse peratedby unidentified Arabs.eDetainee hen decided o cross he Pakistaniborder n hopes hat Pakistani authoritieswouldtake him to the Saudi embassy o arrange ransportationback to Saudi Arabia. Instead,hewas transferred o US custody.'u In a separatenterrogation, detaineestated hat when thebombing began,he oined otherswho fled to Pakistanoverlandbut did not ascend hemountain asfar as Tora Bora. He claimed to have no knowledse of terrorist mattersor haveany associationwith Al-Qaida.rr

t tO-3 t+/OOg54-02,S/NF) (AnalystNote: No further nformations availableon theTaliban members. Jibrin sassessedo be Sheikh Abdullah bin 'Abd Ar-RahmanJabrinwho issueda fatwa encouragingndividuals o travel o{fghanistan to assist he Taliban in its fight to protectMuslims in Afghanistan.)" (S//NF) (Analyst Note: Detaineegives conflicting accountsof his border crossing. In early January 2002,heclaimed the Taliban members hemet escortedhim to the Nibras guesthouse n Kandahar. In October2002, detaineeclaimeda taxi driver offered to take him to an unspecified Arab guesthousen Kandahar. SeeTD-3 l4100954-02 andrrR6 0340695 2)t lSnn; (AnalystNote:Detainee ites he arduous hysicalabor,poor ood, nsects, ndpresencefapproximately0otherArabsas easonsor leavingAl Farouq arly. He dentifiesAbd Al Quddusvariants:Abdul,Abdel andQuddus,Qudous,Qadus,Qudus,Qodus,Qoduz,Quduz,Koudus,Kaduz)as he administrator fthecamp.See 00265 BI302 02-Oct-2002)8to-3 t +/009 4-02,000265MFR 28-Aug-2002n(Slntf) (AnalystNote:Detainee oesnot provideanyadditionalnformation o identi$ Afghans. 000265KB 02-15 2002, 00265MFR 28-Aug2002)'oIIR 6 034069502,000265MFR28-Aug-2002" TD-3t+/00954-02

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SE C R E T // NOFORNI I 2O3OI2O8JTFGTMO-CGSUBJECT:Recommendationor Continued etention nderDoD Control CD) orGuantanamoetainee,SN: US9SA-000265DPS)5. (S/NF) Gapture nformation:

a. (S/AfD Pakistani uthoritiesransfened etaineeo US custodyn Kohat,PK, on 3January 002.t2He wasnot carryingapassport, hich he claimed o have eft at the AlNibrasguesthousen Kandaharor safekeeping."b. (S) Propefi Held:1a

o 1-analog atch, lack n color,bandbrokeno 1-digitalwatch, lack n color,F-9lW Casioo 5 PakistaniRupeesc. (S) Transferred to JTF GTMO: 11February 002d. (S/NF) Reasons for Transfer to JTF GTMO: Toprovidenformation n hefollowing:

o Taliban ecruitmentmethods eingusedn SaudiArabiao Al Farouqrainingcamp n Kandahar6. (S//NF)Evaluation Of Detainee's Account: Detainee as ailed o provide naccurateandcompleteicture f hisactions ndassociates. ostsignificantly, e does ot ully accountfor his activitieswhile at theguesthousen Jalalabadn the monthsmmediately rior to hiscapture.Detainee asprovidedconflictingaccounts f his recruitment rior to leavingSaudiArabia. He s not forthcoming bout imespentwith his uncle n Riyadh,who s possiblya now-deceasedaudiAl-Qaida ell eader.Detainee'slaim hathe equired opaperworko travel oAfghanistano attend raining n August2001 s not consistent ith otherdetainee ccounts.157. (S//NF)DetaineeThreat:

a. (S) Assessment: It is assessedhedetaineeoses MEDIUM risk,ashemayposethreat o the US, ts interestslld allies.b. (S//NF)Reasons or Continued Detention: Detainees assessedsamember fAl-Qaida. Detainee dmittedly raveled o Afghanistano participaten ihad againsthe

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Northem Alliance. Detainee rained at Al-Faroug, and his name appearson severalAl-Qaidaassociated ocuments. Detainee s probably related o a deceasedSaudiAl-Qaida cell leaderSalih Muhammad'AwadhallahAl Alawi Al Awfi. In addition, detaineepossibly fought withthe Balal unit on the front lines of Kabul, which is reportedlyassociatedwith UBL's former55th Arab Brigade.o (S/AIF) Detainee'snameand alias were listed on a number of captureddocumentsand electronicmedia associated ith Al-Qaida.o (S/A{F) A variation of detainee's ameand alias,Tariq Bin ShallahBin HusaynAl Harbi aka Abu Talha (variant:Abu Talhat), was listed in a translation of anArabic-languagecomputer ile that listed contactpoints and telephonenumbers orAl-Qaida mujahideen n Pakistan.According o the file, personnel n the list werethe Al-Qaida mujahideenwho had come to Afghanistan but hadnot completed heirtraining n December2001. The file was capturedduring oint raids on Al-Qaidaassociated afehouses n Rawalpindi,PK in March 2003.t6o (S/AfF) Detainee'snarne,aliasandcity of origin were referencedn a chatsession, ated2 September 002. The sessionwas recoveredrom a two partitionhard drive believed to belong to Muhammad Asad Al-Kandari, an Al-Qaidaoperative.The drive was seized,{.o- an Al-Qaida cell that attackedU.S. MarinesonFaylaka sland n October2002.")o (C) A variation of detainee's ame and alias,Tareq ShallahHasanAl Harbi akaAbu Talha, was found on an undated etter containinga list of 68 probableAl-Qaidamembers. The handwritten etterwas recovered n 2002 alongwith materialsQ.{FI)linked to Al-Qaida.r8. (C) A typed version of a nearly identical letter was found on a computerharddrive recovered uring a raid on a suspected l-Qaida safehouse n Islamabad,P K . I 9o (C) A variation of detainee'sname and alias,Tareq Shallah HasanAl Harbi akaAbu Talha, appearedon a document hat lists 84 mujahideen ighters who crossed heAfghanistan/Pakistanorder n NangarharProvince,PK, on December14,2001.20(Analyst Note: Pakistani orcescaptured he fighters, who had crossed he border n

'u TD 314 4833603,#E" TD-31414336r-02,.E ." IIR7 739 324502,#26'n IIR 7 739 3268 02,#26 and AFGP-2002-6020732o1C; the informationwasprintedon 20 July 2002. See IR 7 739 339602 and Harmony documentAFGP-2002-807467. (Analyst Note: ALNEDA, which ffanslates o "the call," was a prominent Al-Qaida website run by YusufAyiri. Ayiri died in a gun battle with Saudi security forces n May 2003.His siteultimately disappeared. See heElectronicSystemCenterDaily IntelligenceSummary, 9 March 2003,http:llwww.in.hanscom.af.smil.mil/dintprolMar03/DISUM-l9MarO3.htm,and Coll and Glasser,TerroristsTurn to t he Web as Baseof Operations"I(ashingtonPosl. Sunday,August 7,2005;A0l)5

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the NangarharProvince,on 14 December200I, after heyhadgatheredn a mosqueand surrendered heir weapons o their Pakistanihosts. This is assessedo be thegroup ed out of Tora Bora by seniorAl-Qaida commanderbn SheikhAl Libi, whowas capturedwith the group.)o (S/AIF) A variation of detainee'sname and alias, Tariq Shallah HasanAl Harbiaka Abu Talhah,was documented n a list of capturedmuiahideen ound on a harddrive associated ith Khalid ShaykhMuhammad KSM)."'o (S/AIF) A variation of detainee's ame and alias, Tariq ShalahHassanAl Harbiaka Abu Talha, was listed on translateddocument,dated 2 January2002, andassociated ith the London-basedslamicObservationCenter IOC). Detaineewasone of 76 listed as "Muslim brothers ighting with the Taliban against he NorthernAlliance."22o (S/AfF) Detainee'snameand alias,Tareq ShallahAl Alawi akaAzmara'iAlAnsari, was one of 324 names isted on a document ecovered uring September 002raids on a suspectedAl-Qaida safe house n Karachi. The document ndicated hat heown:.da Saudipassport nd a ticket. Listed next to h is namewas he number6184-363."' (AnalystNote: The number s assesseds his safetydeposit rustnumber.Such ists are ndicativeof an ndividual's residencewithin Al-Qaida, Taliban,andother extremistguesthouses, ften for the purposeof training or coordinationprior totravel to the front lines or abroad.Trust accountswere simply storagecompartmentssuchas envelopes r folders hat were used o secure he ndividual's personalvaluables, uchaspassports ndplane ickets,until completionof training or otheractivity.)o (S/ {F) A secondelectronicdocument itled "Al Jawzat.doc"AnalystNote:Translateso "passports.doc.")was found on a floppy disk locatedduring an 1lSeptember2002 raid on a suspectedAl-Qaida residence n Karachi. This documentuseda slightvariationof detainee's ameand alias,Tariq'ShalahAl Alawi akaAzmra'iAl Ansari,andgave he numberof his safetydepositbox as 363-6184,andlisted the contentsas a passportand a ticket.2ao (S/AfD A variation of detainee's ame and alias, Tariq ShalahAl 'Ulwi akaAzmaray(variantAzmarai) Al Ansari, was listed on a translateddocument of Al-QaidaMujahideen and the contentsof their trust accounts. This documentwas foundon computermedia ecovered uring raids againstAl-Qaida associated afehouses nRawalpindi and Karachi. Associatedwith detainee's ame was trust number 6184-


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363 and a statement hat the contentsof the trust included a passport, icket, and IDCard.2so (S/AIF) It is assessedetainee ompleted he full 4O-days f training at the Al-QaidaAl Farouq errorist training camp andthen chosea new alias to attend advanced raining.o (S/AIF) Detaineeadmittedly trained at Al-Farouq with approximately en otherArabs.26o (S/AIF) Detainee eported hat Qudduswas the administrator of Al Farouq.27' (S//t{F) Assessed l-Qaida memberHamud Dakhil Hamud, SN US9SA-000230DP SA-230) s one of themanydetaineeshat corroborate etainee'sstatement hat Qudduswas in chargeof the Al Farouq raining camp n 2001 andhelps o solidify a timeline for when detaineewas here. SA 23O eported hatQudduswasalso a commandern chargeat Tora Bora n 2007.'o

o (SiA{F) Detainee'salias s associated ith a possibleAl-Qaida erroristcell.o (S/A{F) Detainee's lias,Azmrai Al Ansari, was isted n a92-pagedocumentunder he headingentitled, "the groupof Mohammad Abdullah Hasan."" Therewerefive other ndividualsassociated ith this group: Abu'Abd Al RahmanAl Shamali,Abu Al Wafaa AlTa'azi, Abu Muaazth lr|Taazi, Abu Radhwan Al Yemeni, andAbu'AamerAl Afghani. All five of these ndividualswere also dentified as Al-Qaidamembers.30. (S/A{F) MuhammadAbdallah Hasan. SaudiMinistry of Interior, GeneralDirectorateof Investigations Mabahith) reported hat oneof their most wantedwasan ndividualnamedMuhammad'AbdallahHasanAbu Al Khayr.3r Thissame eport commented hat Muhammad'spicture was discovered n the locationwhere Al-Qaida operative Ramzi Al Shibhwas arrestedn Pakistan. (AnalystNote: This Hasanmay be the sameHasan hat was the leaderof the groupmentionedabove.). (S/A\IF) Abu Al Wafaa AlTa'azi. JTF-GTMO has wo detaineeswith thealiasAbu Al Wafa (US9YM-000550DPand US9YM-000577DP);however,onlyYM-550 is admittedly rom Taiz,Yemen (YM).. (S/AIF) Abu Radhwan Al Yemeni. Reporting ndicates hat an AhmadKhamid Al Bouri (variantAhmad Khamis Al Buri and Al Bawri) went by the

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alias Abu RadhwanAl Yemeni (variantAbu Radwan Al Yamani) while rnAfghanistan. He was in possession f a Yemeni passportand an ID Card.32. (S/NF) Abu'Aamer Al Afghani. Al Afghani is assessedo be Al-Q{damemberAbd Al RahmanAl Hataybi, SN US9SA-000268DP 54-268)."Reporting ndicates hat an Abdul RahmanBin Nashi Bin Badi Al 'Utaibi used healiasAbu'Amer Al Afghani (variantAbu'Aamir Al Afghani) while inAfghanistan.3ao (S/AfF) Detaineepossiblyattendedan advancedAl-Qaida training course.. (SiA{F) At the time of capture,detaineewas n possession f a Casiobrandmodel F-91W watch, ike those ound n thepossession f numerousAl-Qaidamembers, everalof whom are mid and high-leveloperatives.3sAnalyst note:Although t hasbeenpreviouslyassessedhat only selectAl-Qaida recruitswhoreceivedexplosives raining were ssued his type of watchupon completionoftheir courseof study at Al-Farouq, there s no additional information to refute orconfirm that detaineecompletedsuch raining.)o (S/A{F) Detainee esided n an Al-Qaida guesthouse.o (S/AfF) Detainee eported hat someTaliban individuals led him to the Al Nibrasguesthousewherehe was questioned or a weekand then sent o the Al Farouqcamp.'o' (S/AIF) Detainee eported hat he le{rhis passportat the Al Nibrasguesthousen Kandahar or safekeeping."o (S/A{F) Al-Qaida member Walid MuhammadSalih Bin Attash akaKhallad aka Silver reported hat Al-Qaida's Al Nibras guesthousewas wherenew studentsattending Al Farouq raining cirmpgatheredbefore deploying viabus o Al Farouq or basic raining.'oa (S/AfF) Assessed l-Qaida memberAbdul RahmanAhmed, ISNUS9YM-000441DP YM-441), further elaboratedhat the Al Nibrasguesthouse as for thosebrotherswho were coming o train for jihad.3e

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o (S/A{F) Detainee s assessedo be related o deceased audiAl-Qaida cell leaderSalihMuhammad'Awadhallah Al Alawi Al Awfi and assessed l-Qaida memberMazinSalihMusaidAl Awfi, ISN US9SA-000154DPSA-154).40o (S/AIF) SA-230reported hat detainees eithera cousinor a nephewof afacilitator named Salih Al Awfr aka Abu Harith Al Medini. SA-230 reported hat AlAwfi provided false documents or individuals traveling to ChechnyaandAfghanistan or jihad.ar (AnalystNote: It is highly probable hat Al Awfi helpedfacilitate detainee'sravel to Afghanistan.o S/AIF) SA-230 reported hat Al Awfi was the uncle of anotherdetainee.(AnalystNote: Assessedo be SA-154whom he (SA-230) dentifiedby photoat alaterpoint in the debriefing as he nephewof Al Awfr.)aa. (S/A{F) SA-154 eported hathe believedAl Awfi washis mother'sbrother,

making Al Awfi his uncle. SA-154 reported hat Al Awfi lived with hisgrandmother n his mother'sside.a5. (C/A,trF)A DNA testwas performedon SA-154 and detainee o determinepossible amilial ties. It was determined hat the two possessmitochondrialDNAthat is consistentwith a sharedmaternal ineage. (Analyst Note: MitochondrialDNA will show sharedmatemal ineage hat cango back severalgenerations.Itdoesnot necessarilyndicate hat SA-154and detainee hare he samemother.)*oo (S/A{F) Assessed l-QaidamemberWalid M Haj, ISN US9SU-000081DPSU-081), reported hat an ndividual isted as TariqueAl Harbi was a memberof theBilalunit but was killed in fighting. (Analyst Note: TariqueAl Harbi is a variant of detainee'salias. It is possible hat theAl Harbi SU-081mentions s detainee.SU-081did notspecificallysay hat he sawAl Harbi killed; he may have ust heard.) (Si {F) Detaineehasbeen dentified as an Al-Qaida member.o (S/ ,lF) SA-230 dentifieddetainee s using he aliasAbu Talha Al Medini, beingan Al-Qaida member, and recalls seeinghim in Kandahar.aTo (S/AID In June 2002, a foreign governmentservice dentified a variation ofdetainee's ame and alias, Tarak Bin ShalahHusaynAl Harbi akaAbu Talha, as anAl-Qaida member. The document ndicated hat the individual was currently locatedin Medina, SA.48 (Analyst Note: There s no further information provided on why the

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individual s assesseds associated ith Al-Qaida. While detainee's omeof recordis Medina, he was transferred o US custody6 monthsprior to this report.)c. (FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: The detainees assesseds a MODERATE threatfrom a detentionperspective.The detainee's verall behaviorhasbeennon-compliant, etnon-hostile o the guardforce and staff. The detaineecurrently has53 ReportsofDisciplinary nfraction isted n DIMS, wi th the most recentoccurringon 16 June2005 whenthe detainee ailed to follow instructionsby refusingto ceasesparringwith anotherdetaineeafter being told to do so. Other ncidents for which the detaineehasbeen disciplined includepossession f non-weaponype contraband, rossblock talking, assault, nd damage oproperty. The detaineehas only 2 Reportsof Disciplinary Infraction in 2005. However, hewas a majorparticipantn the Voluntary Total Fast VTF), missingup to 104 meals n thesecond alf of the VTF. In 2005,his hostility to the guard orce hasmostly beenverbalharassment.

8. (S//NF)Detaineentelligence alueAssessment:a. (S)Assessment: JTFGTMOdeterminedhisdetaineesof MEDIUM ntelligencevalue.

(S//NF) Placement and Access: Detainee raveled hroughPakistan ntoAfghanistan and stayedat an Al-Qaida affiliated guesthouse.Detaineeadmittedly trainedat the Al Farouq raining camp and wascaughtwith a groupof 84 crossing he Nangaharprovinceborder nto Pakistani. Detainee s related o SA-154 andpossibly elated odeceased audiAl-Qaida cell leaderSalih Muhammad'Awadhal lahAl Alawi Al Awfi.(S//NF) Intelligence Assessment: Detainee s possiblydssociated ith a SaudiAl-Qaidacell whose ntendedpurpose s unknown. Detaineehas not provided informationto conf irm or deny his relationshipwith both deceased alihAl Awfi andSA-154. If heis the relativeof Al Awfi, his intelligence alue could increase.Detainee anprovidesome details of the Al-Qaida proceduresemployed before allowing recruitsentry into AlFarouq.aeAlthough detainee's ameor aliashasbeen ound on numerousAl-Qaidaassociated ocuments, he extent of his role and relationship within the Al-Qaidaorganizationneeds o be further investigated.

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d. (S//NF)Areas of Potential Exploitation:o Al-Qaida ells,support etworks,ecruiting ractices,ndpersonalitiesn SaudiArabia,Afghanistan, ndPakistano Detainee'sctivities sapossiblemember f a six-manSaudi xtremist roup

9. (S) EC Status: Detainee'snemy ombatanttatus as eassessedn 9 September004,andhe remains n enemy ombatant.

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