Dirty thirty (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base)

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A group of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the Dirty Thirty were believed to be the "best potential sources of information" and consequently the chief focus of the harshest methods of interrogation.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} Many of these captives were alleged to be Osama bin Laden bodyguards, or associates of Osama bin Laden.

isn	name	notes
26	Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi	Alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguard.^[8]
30	Ahmed Umar Abdullah al Hikimi	The detainee's name along with other personal property information was found on a list recovered during raids against al Qaida associated safe houses.^[9]
32	Faruq Ali Ahmed	The Detainee was captured by Pakistani Forces as part of an organized group of 30 Mujhedeen after the fall of Tora Bora.^[10]
34	Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammed Al Yafi	The detainee's name was found on a list of 324 Arabic names, aliases and nationalities recovered from a safe house connected with suspected al Qaida in Pakistan.^[11]
38	Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi	Allegedly captured with Osama bin Laden bodyguards.^[12]
39	Ali Hamza Ahmed Suleiman Al Bahlul	Described as "a major prize".^[13] Alleged to have helped prepare a propaganda video about the USS Cole bombing. One of the first captives to face charges before a Guantanamo military commission.
40	Abdel Qadir Hussein Al Mudhaffari	The detainee was a security guard for Usama Bin Laden.^[14]
53	Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi	Alleged Osama bin Laden bodyguard.^[15]
54	Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi	Described as "a major prize".^[13] One of the first captives to face charges before a Guantanamo military commission.
56	Abdullah Tabarak Ahmad	Described as a follower of Osama Bin Laden, who had worked for him in Sudan, and followed him to Afghanistan.^[13] Repatriated to Morocco in 2004.
59	Sultan Ahmed Dirdeer Musa Al Uwaydha
62	Muhamad Naji Subhi Al Juhani	The detainee's name was found on a chart listing the names of captured Mujahedin. The information was found on a hard drive associated with a senior al Qaida operative.^[16]
63	Mohammed al Qahtani	Described as "a major prize".^[13] The Department of Defense acknowledged they subjected him to extended interrogation techniques, because he had tried to enter the USA in August 2001, and was suspected of being one of the dozen 20th hijackers. Many other sources ^[example needed] described the treatment as torture. Those techniques included: Almost two months of sleep deprivation, where three shifts of interrogators kept him under interrogation 18 to 20 hours per day; Forced nudity; Force-feeding, forced uses of enemas, while under shackles, forced use of stimulants, and other drugs; Sexual humiliation; One of the successes asserted by DoD spokesmen was that al Qahtani identified thirty Osama bin Laden bodyguards during his extended interrogation. Al Qahtani has since recanted every denunciation he made under what he described as torture. Originally faced charges before a Guantanamo military commission in February 2008 but all charges were dropped in May 2008.
68	Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi

References

1. Andy Worthington (2010-04-23). . Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-04-24. The group of approximately 30 men with whom Uthman was seized have long been referred to by the government as the "Dirty Thirty," and portrayed, as in Uthman's case, as bodyguards for bin Laden.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. . San Diego Union Tribune. 2004-10-17. Archived from the original on 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2010-04-24. One intelligence official said most of the intense interrogation was focused on detainees known as the "dirty thirty," believed to be the best potential sources of information.
3. Julian Borger (2004-10-18). . The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2010-04-24. Yesterday's report quoted an intelligence official as saying that much of the harshest interrogation was focused on a "dirty thirty" of detainees, thought to represent the best potential sources of intelligence on al-Qaida.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. . The Telegraph. 2008-12-06. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2010-04-24. The remaining detainees include 14 high-value captives, plus members of the so-called Dirty Thirty, who include bodyguards of Osama bin Laden caught fleeing to Pakistan in 2001.
5. ""Dirty thirty" bore the brunt of the harsh interrogation". Gainesville Sun. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
6. "Abuse of Guantanamo detainees is alleged by some who worked there". Lakeland Ledger. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
7. "Workers corroborate tales of harsh treatment". Wilmington Star-News. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
8. OARDEC. (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 11–. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2008-01-09. The detainee was recognized as one of UBL's bodyguards and a member of his "dirty thirty" and a fighter in Tora Bora Afghanistan.
9. OARDEC (6 October 2004). (PDF). United States Department of Defense. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28. The detainee was captured while trying to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan on 15 December 2001, with 30 other suspected al Qaida members.
10. Summary of Evidence memo (.pdf)^{[permanent dead link]}, from Faruq Ali Ahmed's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - page 19 - September 8, 2004
11. OARDEC (19 May 2006). (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 56–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-13. The detainee fled Afghanistan in early December 2001. He joined a group of thirty-one Arabs guided by three guides to the Afghan/Pakistani border. He was arrested by Pakistani border guards.
12. OARDEC (May 4, 2005). (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 51–53. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-09. The detainee was captured by Pakistani authorities along with thirty other Arabs, a number of them suspected of being bodyguards for Usama Bin Laden.
13. Andy Worthington (October 2007). The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. Pluto Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0745326641. Four of them -- Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, Ibrahim al-Qosi, Abdullah Tabarak and Mohammed al-Qahtani -- were regarded as major prizes, although it was apparent none of them had held leadership positions in al-Qaeda.
14. OARDEC (20 October 2004). (PDF). United States Department of Defense. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03. The detainee was captured while trying to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan on 15 December 2001, with 30 other suspected al Qaida members.
15. OARDEC (23 June 2005). (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 74–75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-24. The detainee was arrested as part of a group referred to as the "Dirty 30." Many of those captured were either Usama bin Laden bodyguards or had direct association with Usama bin Laden.
16. OARDEC (17 August 2006). (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 25–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-19. In December 2001, the detainee was arrested with a group of thirty men at the Pakistan border.