A total of 778 detainees have been held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2002. The camp population peaked in 2004 to approximately 660. Only 19 new detainees, all "high value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush. As of May 2023[update], 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.[2]
Testified he arrived in Bosnia after the civil war was over, as an aid worker.[3]
Testified he fell in love with a Bosnian woman, and took Bosnian citizenship.[3]
Testified he paid the official fee for becoming a citizen, but he believed the citizenship clerk had added him to the list of foreign fighters who had aided Bosnia during the civil war, so he could pocket the fee.[3] The official fee for new citizens was waived for veterans.
^OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
^"The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^Terrorist material found in Sarajevo charity raid, The Guardian, February 23, 2002
^The Next Wave: Dirty-bomb, car-bomb, boat-bomb, bomb plots—meet the new al-Qaeda men, less polished than the 9/11 crew, but any less lethal? 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Time (magazine), June 16, 2002
. Amnesty International. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
^Countries of Citizenship of Guantanamo detainees from the New York Times
October 30, 2023
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The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding approximately a dozen Bosnian citizens detained at Guantanamo Bay 1 A total of 778 detainees have been held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11 2002 The camp population peaked in 2004 to approximately 660 Only 19 new detainees all high value detainees have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court s ruling in Rasul v Bush As of May 2023 update 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay 2 Contents 1 Bosnian detainees in Guantanamo 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBosnian detainees in Guantanamo editisn name status notes65 Omar Rajab Amin Transferred Joint citizen of Kuwait and Bosnia 3 Testified he arrived in Bosnia after the civil war was over as an aid worker 3 Testified he fell in love with a Bosnian woman and took Bosnian citizenship 3 Testified he paid the official fee for becoming a citizen but he believed the citizenship clerk had added him to the list of foreign fighters who had aided Bosnia during the civil war so he could pocket the fee 3 The official fee for new citizens was waived for veterans 535 Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah Released Allegedly attended a bomb making course 4 Allegedly served on the front lines in Afghanistan 4 Acknowledges he had lived for a time in Bosnia unclear if he was a citizen He denied engaging in hostilities in Bosnia 5 Acknowledges providing military training in Afghanistan but said that it was all prior to 9 11 so none of it was in violation of US laws 5 There is no record that he has been released or that an Administrative Review Boards convened to conduct his annual review in 2005 or 2006 6 7 10001 Bensayah Belkacem Transferred Originally charged tried and acquitted of plotting to bomb the US embassy in Sarajevo based on signals intelligence 8 9 10 11 Apprehended and subjected to extraordinary rendition and held in extrajudicial detention by the USA after his acquittal 10002 Sabir Mahfouz Lahmar Transferred Suspected of plotting to bomb the US embassy in Sarajevo 12 Told his Tribunal that his interrogators refused to interrogate him over the alleged Embassy bombing plot 13 14 10003 Mohammed Nechle Transferred Allegedly has ties to the Algerian Islamic Group 15 Suspected of involvement in a plot to bomb the US embassy in Sarajevo 10004 Mustafa Ait Idr Transferred10005 Lakhdar Boumediene Transferred10006 Hadj Boudella TransferredSee also editAlgerian SixReferences edit OARDEC May 15 2006 List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay Cuba from January 2002 through May 15 2006 PDF United States Department of Defense Retrieved 2007 09 29 The Guantanamo Docket The New York Times 2 May 2023 Retrieved 18 May 2023 a b c d documents pdf permanent dead link from Omar Rajab Amin s Combatant Status Review Tribunal mirror pages 4 27 Archived 2008 02 27 at the Wayback Machine a b OARDEC 25 August 2004 Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal Al Sawah Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed PDF United States Department of Defense pp 59 60 Archived from the original PDF on 27 February 2008 Retrieved 2008 01 19 Detainee admits that he attended explosives training at Al Farouq training camp and went on to be a trainer on IED components at Tarnak Farms a b Summarized transcripts pdf Archived 2008 07 26 at the Wayback Machine from Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah s Combatant Status Review Tribunal pages 82 92 OARDEC August 9 2007 Index to Summaries of Detention Release Factors for ARB Round One PDF United States Department of Defense Archived from the original PDF on October 26 2007 Retrieved 2007 09 29 OARDEC July 17 2007 Index of Summaries of Detention Release Factors for ARB Round Two PDF United States Department of Defense Archived from the original PDF on October 26 2007 Retrieved 2007 09 29 Man linked to Bin Laden arrested in Bosnia The Guardian October 8 2001 Bosnia Algerian Trial Jeopardised Institute for War and Peace Reporting December 7 2001 Terrorist material found in Sarajevo charity raid The Guardian February 23 2002 The Next Wave Dirty bomb car bomb boat bomb bomb plots meet the new al Qaeda men less polished than the 9 11 crew but any less lethal Archived 2008 01 02 at the Wayback Machine Time magazine June 16 2002 Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants September 23 2004 Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal Lahmar Sabir Mahfouz PDF Department of Defense pp 75 76 Archived from the original PDF on 2017 01 31 Retrieved 2007 08 19 Summarized transcripts pdf Archived 2010 01 28 at the Wayback Machine from Sabir Mahfouz Lahmar s Combatant Status Review Tribunal pages 16 24 Summarized transcript pdf Archived 2017 01 31 at the Wayback Machine from Sabir Mahfouz Lahmar s Administrative Review Board hearing page 115 Allegations from the Summary of Evidence pdf permanent dead link from Mohammed Nechle s Combatant Status Review Tribunal page 32 September 23 2004External links edit Six years from home Guantanamo detainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina Amnesty International 18 January 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 01 22 Retrieved 2008 01 18 Countries of Citizenship of Guantanamo detainees from the New York Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Bosnian detainees at Guantanamo Bay amp oldid 1080501508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
