Moroccan detainees at Guantanamo Bay

There have been approximately fifteen Moroccans detained in Guantanamo. The United States maintained over 750 captives in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.^[1] Different sources offer different estimates of the number of Morocco who have been held. The US Department of Defense released what they called an official list of all the detainees who had been held in military custody in Guantanamo. It lists fifteen Moroccan detainees.

List of Moroccan Guantanamo detainees

isn	name	place of birth	date of birth	status	notes
56	Abdullah Tabarak Ahmad	Casablanca	December 12, 1955		The Washington Post reported that on February 2, 2004 General Geoffrey Miller told the Red Cross that Tabarak was the sole remaining detainee they would not be allowed access to.[2] On July 24, 2008, during Salim Ahmed Hamdan's Guantanamo Military Commission, it was revealed that Hamdan had informed his interrogators that "Abdellah Tabarak" was the leader of Osama bin Laden bodyguards.[3][4][5] Repatriated to Morocco in 2004.[4]
72	Lahcen Ikassrien	Targist	October 2, 1972		Originally identified as Reswan A. Abdesalam.[6] His real identity was revealed through his fingerprints.[6] Alleged to have ties to Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, a mastermind of the Madrid bombing.[6] Extradited to stand trial in Spain on July 3, 2005.[6] Acquitted on October 11, 2006.[7]
75	Najib Mohammad Lahassimi	Sattat	September 28, 1978		Sentenced to three years for falsifying documents.[8][9][10]
123	Muhammad Hussein Ali Hassan	Selwan	December 16, 1966
133	Mohamed Ibrahim Awzar	Koreebja	September 28, 1979		There is no record that a CSR Tribunal was convened for this captive.
150	Said Boujaadia	Casablanca	May 5, 1968		Alleged to have been associated with Al Wafa, and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Alleged to have attended military training camps in Afghanistan.
160	Muhammad Ben Moujan	Dar Bida	February 14, 1981		Alleged to have attended a military training camp in Afghanistan.
197	Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri	Asafi.	April 5, 1968		Alleged to be associated with the Moroccan Islamic Fighting Group and Jama'at Al-Tablighi.[11] Reported to have been repatriated on 12 October 2006.[12] Had a thirty day protective order showing he was still in Guantanamo on 15 July 2008.[13]
237	Mohammed Souleimani Laalami	Casablanca	March 4, 1965		Claimed he was beaten into uttering false confessions.[14]
244	Abdul Latif Nasir	Casablanca	March 4, 1965	Held
294	Mohammed Mizouz	Casablanca	December 31, 1973		Repatriated to Morocco in August 2004 with four other Moroccans.[15] Released on parole, but subsequently re-arrested on November 11, 2005.[15] Mizouz reported guards had urinated on the Koran.[2][16]
499	Radwan Al Shakouri	Asafi.	February 12, 1972
534	Tarek Dergoul	Mile End, UK	December 11, 1977
587	Ibrahim Bin Shakaran	Casablanca	August 4, 1979		Repatriated to Morocco in August 2004 with four other Moroccans.[15] Released on parole, but subsequently re-arrested on November 11, 2005.[15]
590	Ahmed Rashidi	Tanjiers	March 16, 1966		An investigator hired by Rashidi's lawyer was able to find pay stubs that proved Rashidi was working as a chef in London when American intelligence analysts alleged he was attending the al Farouq training camp, in Afghanistan.[17]

References

1. ^ 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. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Craig Whitlock (January 30, 2006). "Al Qaeda Detainee's Mysterious Release: Moroccan Spoke Of Aiding Bin Laden During 2001 Escape". Washington Post. p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/29/AR2006012901044_pf.html. Retrieved 2008-03-03. "Moroccan interrogators visited Tabarak and other Moroccan detainees at Guantanamo on two occasions and urged them to cooperate, according to his attorney and two fellow prisoners. 'They came to see us and brought us coffee and sandwiches,' said Mohammed Mazouz, one of the Moroccans who was later released with Tabarak. 'But the Americans, they would just abuse us.'" 
3. ^ "Detainee on trial said boss left Guantanamo". Associated Press. 2008-07-24. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iS6CxsVETGqgSWUvA-G-K2QyVvnAD924K4SG0. Retrieved 2008-07-25.  mirror
4. ^ ^{a b} Carol Rosenberg (2008-07-25). "U.S. had top al-Qaida guard, let him go free". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008071963_gitmo25.html. Retrieved 2008-07-25. "Chief among them was Casablanca-born Abdallah Tabarak, then 47, described by St. Ours as 'a hard individual,' and, thanks to Hamdan, 'the head bodyguard of all the bodyguards.'"  mirror
5. ^ Andrew Cohen (2008-07-25). "Ho Hum Hamdan". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/25/opinion/courtwatch/main4292911.shtml. Retrieved 2008-07-25. "...the only true news to have emerged so far from the trial is a colossal embarrassment to the government and has nothing to do with Hamdan. Evidently, Hamdan told his interrogators years ago that they had released from Gitmo (back to Morocco) a "hard guy" terror suspect named Abdellah Tabarak. Oops. Bet the Administration would rather have Tabarak on trial than Hamdan."  mirror
6. ^ ^{a b c d} 3 Guantanamo Detainees Freed, Washington Post, July 3, 2005
7. ^ Spanish court acquits Moroccan who was held at Guantanamo, International Herald Tribune, October 11, 2006
8. ^ Morocco sentences three former Guantanamo detainees, The Jurist, November 12, 2006
9. ^ Morocco Jails 3 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees, Associated Press, November 10, 2006
10. ^ Rabat jails ex-Guantanamo detainees, Al Jazeera, November 12, 2006
11. ^ Summary of Evidence memo (.pdf) prepared for Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - November 16, 2004 - page 69
12. ^ "10th Moroccan detainee transferred home from Guantanamo". International Herald Tribune. 2005-10-23. http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/ap/2006/10/23/africa/AF_GEN_Morocco_Guantanamo.php. Retrieved 2008-11-12.  mirror
13. ^ Jan K. Kitchel (2008-07-15). "Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 64 -- PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR 30-DAY NOTICE OF REMOVAL OR TRANSFER". United States Department of Justice. http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008mc00442/131990/64/0.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-12.  mirror
14. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Mohammed Souleimani Laalami's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 72-74
15. ^ ^{a b c d} "Morocco Dismantles Terror Network, Arrests 17". Fox News. November 20, 2005. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,176173,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-01. 
16. ^ "The Americans urinated on the Qur’an and sexually abused us". Center for the study of Human Rights in the Americas. April 11, 2005. http://humanrights.ucdavis.edu/projects/the-guantanamo-testimonials-project/testimonies/prisoner-testimonies/the-americans-urinated-on-the-qur2019an-and-sexually-abused-us. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
17. ^ Factual errors cited in cases against detainees: Lawyers demand new trial system at Guantanamo, Boston Globe, July 14, 2006