Wednesday, September 30, 2009

11 Former Gitmo Detainees Turn al-Qaeda Upon Release

Fahd Saleh Suleiman al Jutayli was reportedly killed in a shootout in northern Yemen. Photo courtesy of the NEFA Foundation.

The Saudi government included these 3 former Guantanamo detainees – Jutayli, Shehri, and Ghamdi - on a list of the Kingdom’s 85 most wanted terrorists.

Yusuf al-Shehri, a former Gitmo detainee, reportedly informed his family of Jutayli’s death. Photo courtesy of the NEFA Foundation.

After being released from Guantanamo, they graduated from Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation program and joined 8 other former Gitmo detainees in fleeing south to Yemen.

Othman al-Ghamdi, former Gitmo detainee, reportedly informed his family of Jutayli’s death. Photo courtesy of the NEFA Foundation.

All 11 joined al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Read the story at The Long War Journal.

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