List of Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay

The United States has held a total of 115 Yemeni citizens at Guantanamo Bay, forty-two of whom have since been transferred out of the facility.^[1] Only Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia had a greater number of their citizens held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.^[1] By January 2008, the Yemenis in Guantanamo represented the largest group of detainees.^[2]

Among the Yemeni detainees currently held (as of November 2015), 44 are recommended for transfer out of the facility, while twenty-three are being held indefinitely and are not recommended for transfer.^[1] Only Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul was convicted by military tribunal. Two of his convictions were vacated on appeal but a third, for conspiracy, was restored in 2016 en banc by a plurality of justices on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.^[3] Two Yemeni detainees are awaiting trials by military commissions, Ramzi bin al-Shibh and Walid Bin Attash.^[1]

Events

A delegation of Yemeni officials visited Guantanamo shortly after it opened in January 2002.^[4]

On March 12, 2008, Mark Falkoff of the Center for Constitutional Rights issued a call for the repatriation of the Yemeni detainees, reporting that 95 Yemenis remained in detention, and they now constituted more than a third of the total detainee population.^[5] Falkoff wrote that the delay in his release is due to a failure of the United States and Yemeni governments to reach an agreement on the security arrangements for the detainees, following their repatriation. By contrast, almost all the 133 Saudi detainees in Guantanamo had been sent home in 2006 and 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Impact of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's alleged attempted suicide bombing

On December 25, 2009, Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (whose mother is from Yemen)^[6] allegedly tried to set off a suicide bomb on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. By December 27, 2009, responding to rumors that Abdulmutallab had confessed to being trained and equipped in Yemen, various American politicians, including Joe Lieberman, Pete Hoekstra, Peter T. King and Bennie Thompson, called for American President Barack Obama to halt plans to repatriate the Yemenis.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Repatriation negotiations

An article published in the Yemen Post on November 13, 2012, reported on secret terms in the US-Yemeni repatriation negotiations.^[12]

Repatriated detainees

Several returned Yemeni detainees were charged and stood trial, following their repatriation.^[13] Yemen established a special Criminal Court for Terrorism where their trials took place.^{[14][15][16][17]}

On 7 June 2008, the Yemeni site Al Sahwa Net reported that negotiations were advanced for the repatriation of approximately seventy Yemeni detainees.^[18] That same day, Yemen Online reported that several Yemeni detainees had recently been allowed to their first phone calls to their families.^[19]

List of Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo

ISN	Name	Arrival date	Departure date	Notes	Transfer recommendation status
00026	Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi	2002-01-11	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00027	Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman	2002-12-11		received habeas corpus	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00028	Muaz Hamza Ahmad Al Alawi	2002-01-17			2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00029	Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Al Ansi	2002-01-16	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00030	Ahmed Umar Abdullah al Hikimi	2002-01-16	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00031	Mahmoud Abd Al Aziz Abd Al Mujahid	2002-01-12	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	201x Periodic Review Board recommended transfer
00032	Faruq Ali Ahmed	2002-01-11	2009-12-19	transferred [where?]
00033	Mohammed Ahmad Said Al Edah	2002-01-17	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00034	Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammed Al Yafi	2002-01-17	2015-01-14	transferred to Oman[27][28]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00035	Idris Ahmed Abdu Qader Idris	2002-06-08	2015-06-13	transferred to Oman[29]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00036	Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris	2002-01-11	2013-12-18		2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00037	Abd al Malik Abd al Wahab	2002-01-11	2016-06-22	granted asylum in Montenegro [citation needed]	2014 Periodic Review Board recommended transfer[30][31]
00039	Ali Hamza Ahmed Suleiman Al Bahlul	2002-01-11			serving his sentence in Guantanamo
00040	Abdel Qadir Hussein Al Mudhaffari	2002-01-14	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00041	Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmad	2002-01-17	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00043	Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel	2002-01-11	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00044	Mohammed Rajab Sadiq Abu Ghanim	2002-01-11	2017-01-05	transfer[32]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00045	Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al Rahizi	2002-01-11	2015-11-16	transferred to the United Arab Emirates.[33]
00069	Sadeq Muhammad Sa'id Ismail		2007-06-18		2004-11-12 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer [citation needed]
00078	Mohammad Ahmed Abdullah Saleh Al Hanashi	2002-02-08	2009-06-01	died in custody [citation needed]	2008-06-10 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended continued detention
00088	Waqas Mohammed Ali Awad	2002-01-20	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00091	Abdul Al Saleh	2002-02-09	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00115	Abdul Rahman Mohamed Saleh Naser	2002-06-12	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00117	Muktar Yahya Najee Al Warafi	2002-05-01	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00128	Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani	2002-01-17	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]	201x Periodic Review Board recommended transfer
00129	Toufiq Saber Muhammad Al Marwa'i	2002-06-12	2006-12-15	transferred [where?]	2005-01-07 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00131	Salem Ahmed Hadi	2002-01-20	2017-01-05	transfer[32]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00149	Salim Ahmed Hamdan	2002-05-01	2008-11-25	transferred to serve sentence [where?]	2008-09-04 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended continued detention
00152	Asim Thahit Abdullah Al Khalaqi	2002-01-17	2014-12-30	asylum [where?]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer; died in Kazakhstan shortly after his transfer [citation needed]
00153	Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman	2002-01-17	2016-07-10		transferred to Italy.[34][35]
00156	Allal Ab Aljallil Abd Al Rahman Abd	2002-01-17	2012-09-10	died in custody [citation needed]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00162	Ali Husayn Abdullah Al Tays	2002-02-09	2006-12-15	transfer	2004-10-08 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00163	Khalid Abd Jal Jabbar Muhammad Juthman Al Qadasi	2002-02-09	2015-11-16	transferred to the United Arab Emirates.[33]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00165	Adil Said Al Haj Obeid Al Busayss	2002-01-17	2015-11-16	transferred to the United Arab Emirates.[33]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00167	Ali Yahya Mahdi Al Raimi	2002-05-01	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00170	Sharaf Ahmad Muhammad Masud	2002-06-08	2015-06-13	transferred to Oman[29]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00171	Abu Bakr Ibn Ali Muhhammad Alahdal	2002-01-14	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00172	Ali Muhammed Nasir	2002-01-14	2007-09-28	transferred	2004-10-28 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00178	Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada	2002-02-09	2016-04-16	unknown[22][23][24][36][37]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00183	Issam Hamid Al Bin Ali Al Jayfi	2002-01-17	2006-12-15	transferred	2004-10-29 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00193	Muhsin Muhammad Musheen Moqbill	2002-05-03	2006-12-15	transferred	2004-10-01 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00198	Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al Asadi	2002-05-01	2006-12-15	transferred	2004-09-17 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00202	Mahmmoud Omar Mohammed Bin Atef	2002-02-07	2016-01-06	transferred to Ghana [citation needed]
00221	Ali Mohsen Salih	2002-02-11	2007-06-18	transfer	2004-09-17 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer
00223	Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman	2002-02-11	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00224	Abd Al Rahman Abdullah Ali Muhammad	2002-02-09	2015-01-14	transferred to Oman[27][28]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00225	Hani Abdul Muslih Al Shulan	2002-02-09	2007-06-18	transferred [where?]	2004-10-15 JTF-GTMO DAB recommended transfer died in Yemen in 2009.
00233	Abdul Al Razzaq Muhammad Salih	2002-02-11	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00235	Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Sarem Jarabh	2002-02-11	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00240	Abdullah Yahia Yousf al Shabli	2002-02-07	2017-01-05	transferred [where?][32]
00242	Khaled Qasim	2002-05-01			2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended continued detention
00249	Mohammed Abdullah Al Hamiri		2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00251	Muhhammad Said Bin Salem	2002-02-07	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[38]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00252	Yasim Muhammed Basardah	2002-02-12	2010-05-04		?
00254	Muhammad Ali Hussein Khenaina	2002-06-08	2014-12-30		?
00255	Said Muhammed Salih Hatim	2002-06-12	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	2010 Guantanamo Review Task Force recommended transfer
00256	Atag Ali Abdoh Al-Haj	2002-06-12	2009-12-19		?
00259	Fadil Husayn Salih Hintif	2002-02-09	2015-01-14	transferred to Oman[27][28]
00321	Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman	2002-05-03	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]
00324	Mashur Abdallah Muqbil Ahmed Al Sabri	2002-05-01	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]
00434	Mustafa Abdul Qawi Abdul Aziz Al Shamyri	2002-06-12	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]
00440	Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir	2002-05-01	2017-01-05	transferred [where?] [32]
00441	Abdul al-Rahman al-Ziahri	2002-02-09	2016-07-11	transferred to Serbia [citation needed]
00461	Abdul Rahman Umir Al Qyati	2002-05-03	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]
00498	Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel	2002-05-03	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]
00503	Saleh Mohamed Al Zuba	2002-06-08	2006-12-15		?
00506	Khalid Mohammed Salih Al Dhuby	2002-05-05	2016-01-06	transferred to Ghana [citation needed]
00508	Salman Yahya Hassan Mohammed Rabeii	2002-05-01	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]
00509	Mohammed Nasir Yahya Khusruf	2002-05-03	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]
00511	Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel Al Nahdi	2002-05-05	2015-11-16	transferred to the United Arab Emirates.[33]
00522	Yasin Qasem Muhammad Ismail	2002-05-01			?
00549	Omar Said Salim Al Dayi	2002-02-15	2016-01-13	transferred to Oman[20]	?
00550	Walid Said Bin Said Zaid	2002-05-03	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]
00553	Abdul Khaled Al-Baydani	2002-05-01	2014-11-20		?
00554	Fahmi Salem Said Al Sani	2002-02-15	2015-11-16	transferred to the United Arab Emirates.[33]
00564	Jalal Salam Bin Amer	2002-06-14	2015-06-13	transferred to Oman[29]
00566	Mansour Muhammed Ali Al-Qatta	2002-06-18	2016-04-16	Saudi Arabia[22][23][24]
00569	Zuhail Abdo Anam Said Al Sharabi	2002-05-05			?
00570	Sabri Mohammed Ebrahim Al Qurashi	2002-05-05	2014-12-30		?
00574	Hamoud Abdullah Hamoud Hassan Al Wady	2002-06-08	2013-12-16		?
00575	Saad Masir Mukbl Al Azani	2002-06-18	2015-06-13	transferred to Oman[29]
00576	Zahar Omar Hamis Bin Hamdoun	2002-05-05	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]
00577	Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i	2002-05-01	2009-12-19		?
00578	Abdul Aziz Abdullah Ali Al Suadi	2002-05-03			?
00586	Karam Khamis Sayd Khamsan	2002-05-01	2005-08-19		?
00627	Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi	2002-05-01	2009-12-19		?
00678	Fawaz Naman Hamoud Abdallah Mahdi	2002-06-18	2007-06-18		?
00679	Mohmmad Ahmad Ali Tahar	2002-06-14	2009-12-19		?
00680	Emad Abdalla Hassan	2002-06-18	2015-06-13	transferred to Oman[29]
00681	Mohammed Mohammed Hassen	2002-06-18	2010-07-13	received habeas corpus [citation needed]
00683	Fayad Yahya Ahmed	2002-06-18	2009-12-19		?
00686	Abdel Ghalib Ahmad Hakim	2002-06-18	2014-11-20		?
00688	Fahmi Abdullah Ahmed	2002-06-18			?
00689	Mohammed Ahmed Salam	2002-06-18	2015-01-14	transferred to Oman[27][28]
00690	Ahmed Abdul Qader	2002-06-18	2015-01-14	transferred to Estonia[27][28]
00691	Mohammed Ali Salem Al Zarnuki	2002-06-18	2015-06-13	transferred to Oman[29]
00692	Ali Bin Ali Aleh	2002-06-18	2009-09-26		?
00693	Ali Abdullah Ahmed	2002-06-18	2006-06-10	died in custody [citation needed]
00728	Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir	2002-08-05	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]
00836	Ayoub Murshid Ali Saleh	2002-10-28	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]
00837	Bashir Nashir Al-Marwalah	2002-10-28	2016-08-15	transferred to the United Arab Emirates[25][26]
00838	Shawki Awad Balzuhair	2002-10-28	2016-12-04	transferred to Cape Verde.[39]
00839	Musab Omar Ali Al Mudwani	2002-10-28	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]
00840	Ha Il Aziz Ahmed Al Maythali	2002-10-28	2017-01-16	transferred to Oman[21]
00841	Sa id Salih Sa id Nashir	2002-10-28			?
01014	Walid Mohammed Shahir	2003-05-09	2004-03-31		?
01015	Hussein Salem Mohammed	2003-05-09	2014-11-20		?
01017	Omar Mohammed Ali Al Rammah	2003-05-09			?
01453	Sanad Ali Yislam Al-Kazimi	2004-09-20			?
01456	Hassan Mohammed Ali Bin Attash	2004-09-20			?
01457	Al Hajj Abdu Ali Sharqawi	2004-09-20			?
01463	Abdul Al Salam Al Hilal	2004-09-20			?
10013	Ramzi bin al-Shibh	2006-09-05			?
10014	Walid bin 'Attash	2006-09-05			?

See also

• Timeline of the release and transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees
• Al-Asadi v. Bush

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36. While other sites state he was sent to Saudi Arabia, the New York Times reports his host country is unknown.
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39. Charlie Savage (2016-12-04). "Guantánamo Detainee Is Sent to Cape Verde in First Transfer Since Trump Victory". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-12-04. Mr. Balzuhair is the second detainee that Cape Verde has resettled. In 2010, it took in a low-level detainee from Syria.

External links

Media related to Yemeni captives at Guantanamo Bay at Wikimedia Commons

• Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi's (a.k.a. Fahd Ghazy) Guantanamo detainee assessment via Wikileaks
• Yemenis cleared for release held in Guantanamo for years May 2011

1. Countries of Citizenship of Guantanamo detainees from the New York Times