Othman Ahmad Othman al-Ghamdi
| Othman Ahmed Othman Al Omairah | |
|---|---|
extrajudicial detention | |
| Status | transferred to Saudi Arabian custody on June 25, 2006 |
Othman Ahmed Othman Al Omairah (also transliterated as Othman Ahmad Othman al-Ghamdi, May 27, 1979 – February 2015) was a citizen of
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 184.
Inconsistent identification
Othman was identified differently on official US documents and official Saudi documents.
He was identified as Othman Ahmed Othman Al Omairah on official lists of captives from April 2006, May 2006 and September 2007, and on the memos that summarized the allegations against him.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
On June 25, 2006, the US repatriated 14 men to Saudi Arabia, including a man the Saudi government identified as Othman Ahmad Othman al-Ghamdi.[9]
U.S. DoD reports indicate he is a citizen of Yemen.[3][4]
Combatant Status Review
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his tribunal. The memo listed the following allegations against him:[7]
The detainee is associated with al Qaida:
- The detainee traveled to Afghanistan on a forged passport.
- The detainee traveled in response to a fatwa for Muslims to fight.
- The detainee provided a false name when captured.
- The detainee received weapons training on the Kalashnikov, the PK machine gun, and the Makarov pistol at the al Farouq training camp, for one month from October–November 2001.
Administrative Review Board
Detainees whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal labeled them "enemy combatants" were scheduled for annual Administrative Review Board hearings. These hearings were designed to assess the threat a detainee might pose if released or transferred, and whether there were other factors that warranted his continued detention.[10]
Summary of evidence memo
A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Othman Ahmed Othman Al Omairah Administrative Review Board on September 20, 2005.[8] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention. His memo was three pages long.
Guantanamo record
There is no record that Othman Ahmad Othman al-Ghamdi chose to attend either his Combatant Status Review Tribunal or his Administrative Review Board hearing.
Transfer to Saudi Arabia
On June 25, 2006, 14 men were transferred from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia.[9] A Saudi identified as Othman Ahmad Othman al-Ghamdi was identified as one of the released men.
Named on a Saudi "most wanted" list
On February 3, 2009, the Saudi government published a
The Saudi Gazette reported he "is believed to have traveled to a neighboring country" with his brother-in-law, fellow "most wanted" suspect and fellow former Guantanamo captive, Adnan Al-Sayegh, leaving behind his wife and son.[11]
Reported the death of Fahd Al Jutayli
The
Reported to have appeared in a militant video
On May 28, 2010,
Named on American wanted list
Al-Ghamdi was placed on the U.S. State Department's
Death
Al-Ghamdi was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in February 2015.[15] AQAP confirmed al-Ghamdi's death in September 2018.[16]
References
- ^ "Rewards for Justice - Wanted". www.rewardsforjustice.net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "مقتل "عثمان الغامدي" أحد أكبر قيادات تنظيم أنصار الشريعة". 5 June 2015.
- ^ OARDEC. "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 2006-05-15.
- ^ OARDEC (2006-04-20). "List of detainees who went through complete CSRT process" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- OARDEC (July 17, 2007). "Index for Combatant Status Review Board unclassified summaries of evidence" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- 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 (14 October 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Omairah, Othman Ahmed Othman" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. p. 91. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ OARDEC (20 September 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Omairah, Othman Ahmed Othman" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 13–15. Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ a b Thirteen Saudis and a Turkistani return to Saudi from Guantanamo Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Middle East News, June 25, 2006
- ^ "Annual Administrative Review Boards for Enemy Combatants Held at Guantanamo Attributable to Senior Defense Officials". March 6, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Mansour Al-Shihri, Khaled A-Shalahi (2009-02-07). "Names keep climbing on infamous terror list". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ "Saudi Wanted Suspects Killed in Yemen Fighting". Yemen Post. 2009-09-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
Othman Al-Ghamedi and Yousuf Al-Shahri, who are also on the most wanted list, called their families asking them to inform the Al-Jatili's family of the death of their fellow, according to the paper.
- Long War Journal. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Rewards for Justice - Reward Offers for Information on Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Leaders". U.S. Department of State.
- ^ "مقتل سعوديين في داعش وآخر قيادي في القاعدة في اليمن وسوريا". 8 February 2015.
- ^ "AQAP claims Saudi spy network targeted its leaders | FDD's Long War Journal". 5 September 2018.
