Dirty thirty (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base)
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 |
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26 | Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi |
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30 | Ahmed Umar Abdullah al Hikimi |
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32 | Faruq Ali Ahmed |
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34 | Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammed Al Yafi |
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38 | Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi |
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39 | Ali Hamza Ahmed Suleiman Al Bahlul |
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40 | Abdel Qadir Hussein Al Mudhaffari |
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53 | Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi |
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54 | Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi |
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56 | Abdullah Tabarak Ahmad |
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59 | Sultan Ahmed Dirdeer Musa Al Uwaydha |
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62 | Muhamad Naji Subhi Al Juhani |
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63 | Mohammed al Qahtani |
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68 | Khalid Saud Abd Al Rahman Al Bawardi |
References
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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.
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"Sources describe Guantanamo prisoner abuse". San Diego Union Tribune. 2004-10-17. Archived from the originalon 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.
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Julian Borger (2004-10-18). "Ex-Guantánamo Bay workers claim prisoner abuse was widespread". 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.
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"Barack Obama storms the Guantánamo Bay torture chamber". The Telegraph. 2008-12-06. Archived from the originalon 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.
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""Dirty thirty" bore the brunt of the harsh interrogation". Gainesville Sun. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- Lakeland Ledger. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.[permanent dead link]
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"Workers corroborate tales of harsh treatment". Wilmington Star-News. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- dirty thirty" and a fighter in Tora Bora Afghanistan.
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OARDEC (6 October 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Hikimi, Ahmed Umar Abdullah (released September 2007)" (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.
- Faruq Ali Ahmed's Combatant Status Review Tribunal- page 19 - September 8, 2004
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OARDEC (19 May 2006). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Yafi, Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammed" (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.
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OARDEC (May 4, 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Yazidi, Ridah Bin Saleh" (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.
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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.
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OARDEC (20 October 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Mudhaffari, Abdel Qadir Husayn" (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
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Usama bin Laden.
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OARDEC (17 August 2006). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Juhani, Muhammed" (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.