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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEJOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBAAPO AE 09360

JTF GTMO-CG 17 Ausust 2005

MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, United States Southern Command, 3511 NW glst Avenue.Miami, FL33172.

SUBJECT: Update Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) forGuantanamo Detainee, ISN: US9AF-001165DP (S)

JTF GTMO Detainee Assessment

1. (FOUO) Personal Information:

o JDIMSA{DRC Reference Name: Mohammed Mussa Yakubio Aliases and Current/True Name: Mohammed Mussa Yakubio Place of Birth: Garde/Afghanistan (AF)o Date of Birth: 15 February 1966o Citizenship: AFo Internment Serial Number (ISN): US9AF-001165DP

2. (FOUO) Health: Detainee is in good health. He has mild asthma and has chronic lowerback pain. He is on an as-needed inhaler for asthma. Detainee has no known drug allergies.

3. (S/NF) JTF GTMO Assessment:

a. (S) Recommendation: JTF GTMO recommends this detainee be held for ContinuedDetention Under DoD Control (CD).

b. (S) Summary: JTF GTMO previously assessed detainee as Retain in DoD (DoD) on26November 2004.

For this update recommendation, detainee is assessed as a member of the Anti-CoalitionMilitia (ACM) with associations to a global terrorist network. Detainee likely helpedengineer IED and mortar attacks against US forces. Detainee is believed to be Musa, an

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JTF GTMO-CGSUBJECT: Update Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) forGuantanamo Detainee, ISN: US9AF-001165Dp (S)

opposition member who was found with a number of improvised explosive device parts inhis compound. Detainee is associated with individuals who were planning attacks against USforces. Detainee has given conflicting and unsubstantiated accounts of his timeline,activities, and associates. It is assessed this detainee is a HIGH risk, as he is likely to pose athreat to the US, its interests and allies.

4. (S//NF) Detainee Background Summar!: Unless otherwise noted, the followingparagraphs are based solely on the detainee's statements.

a. (S) Prior History: Detainee is an ethnic Tajikistan, bom and raised in Gardez, AF. Heworked bringing produce and other items to customers in a push cartlwheel barrow.

b. (S/NF) Recruitment and Travel: Detainee claimed tribal members selected him tobecome a member of the Gardez, AF security force known as the Mamoriat sometime inMarch of 2002. The Mamoriat's mission was to provide security for the entire region ofGatdez. CommanderHaya Gul issued orders and instructions to detainee. Haya-Gul'sdeputy was Amir Wasiq. Commander Abdullah Mujahed (US9AF-001100DP) (ISN 1100)was the overall police commander and head of security, for all of the Gardezpolice forces.Prior to detainee's capture, Haya Gul replaced ISN 1100.

c. (S/NF) Training and Activities: On29 August 2003,two days before detainee'sarrest, his group moved to guard a radar tower. While guarding the tower, Afghans dressedin US military uniforms removed the ammunition and other equipment stored underground atthe Radar tower. The removal took two days. The Amir of the police force instructeddetainee to allow this action to take place. (Analyst Note: According to other reporting,Afghan Military Forces (AMF) personnel working for ZiaUddin, the Gardez area AMFcommander may have done this act in retaliation for the arrest and detainment of ISNUS9AF-001100DP on 15 July 2003. ZialJddin is also known to be a Gardezwarlord andAnti-Coalition Militia (ACM) member. ZialJddinis reported to be in US Custody as of May2004)

d. (S/NF) Capture Information: Detainee requested and received permission topurchase food supplies for the radar post personnel. Detainee, his driver Farooq, and a policesoldier went from detainee's house to the localbazaar and purchased food for the rest of thepolice soldiers at the radar post. While enroute to the Bazaar,Afghan and US forces stoppedthem, asked their names, and instructed them to exit the vehicle. All three were detained on31 August 2003. Detainee was held at Bagram Airfield prior to his transfer to JTF GTMO.

e. (S) Transferred to JTF GTMO: 2t November 2003

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f. (S//NF) Reasons for Transfer to JTF GTMO: To provide information on thefollowine:

o Gardez police force, structure, and activities.

5. (S/NF) Detainee Threat:

a. (S) Assessment: It is assessed the detainee poses a HIGH risk, as he is likely to pose athreat to the US, its interests and allies.

b. (S//NF) Reasons for Gontinued Detention:o (S/A{F) Detainee is assessed as the commander of a group that attacked US forcesresulting in the death of two US soldiers in May of 2003. This attack occurred nearShkin, AF. Detainee received funds from Noor Muhammed, a major frnancial backer ofACM activities, through Yar Khan a close associate of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

o (S/AIF) Detainee was charged with conducting an improvised explosive device(IED) attack on US forces in Gardez, AF, on 4 June 2003.

' (S/AIF) Two different sources named detainee as being responsible for theJune IED attack on US Special Forces (USSF) in Gardez, AF. (Analyst Note: Thefirst report appeared to have been made by Bow Audin, a relative of ZiaAudin.According to information received from detainee's SIR's and Kakai Khan,US9AF-001075DP (ISN 1075), acted as a go between for Bow Audin anddetainee, it is probable Bow Audin and detainee had a standing feud. Thereporting from that source may not be valid. )' (S//Rel to USA, GCTF and ISAF//202090702) According to U.S. reports, theattack was a roadside ambush utilizing a Spider Remote Control Firing device.Analyst Note: Al-Qaida, Hezbi-e-Islamic Gulbuddin (HIG), and former Talibanregime-affiliated terrorist organizations have demonstrated the capability toemploy this device as a means for remote detonation of an IED.)' (S/AIF) On 17 August 2003, detainee retumed to the city of Gardez, from anunspecified location in Pakistan. Detainee was seen in Gardez with his driver,Farooq, in a late model, black, Toyota Hilux truck with minor front-end damage.Detainee returned with ACM members. Detainee was reportedly purchasedexplosives to destroy the main bridge in Gardez. The explosives were allegedlypurchased from Bow Audin.' (S/AIF) Detainee was arrested on 18 August 2003 after simultaneous raidswere conducted on two compounds suspected of belonging to the Gardez, AF,ACM cell. The raids commenced after US forces received information about thetransport and use of remotely detonated anti-tank mines against US and coalitionforces

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JTF GTMO-CGSUBJECT: Update Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) forGuantanamo Detainee, ISN: US9AF-0O1165DP (S)

o (S/A{F) Six members of the Gardez, AF, ACM cell were detained at the firstcompound: Abdul Fata aka Haqqani, the cell leader; Kazi Abdul Baki; MoalemAbdul Samat; Abdur Rashid; Mohammed Sardar; and Abdul Khalil.

' (S/A{F) The following individuals belonged to the Gardez,AF, ACM cell.Abdul Fata, aka Haqqani, led the cell. Two explosive trainers who went by thenames Shanspoor Haq and Kari Aslam trained the cell on 9 August 2003. HajiMali Khan arranged the training. Abdul Fata is the Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) firstzone commander in Afsay Village, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. (AnalystNote: LeT is a Tier I counterterrorism target, defined as having demonstrated theintention and the capability to attack uS persons or interests.)' (S/AIF) Abdul Fata, Shanspoor Haq, and Kari Aslam planned to carry outthree separate attacks against Afghan and US coalition targets in the Gardez, AFarea. One target was an unidentified music store in thebazaar area of Gardez.Another plan involved a land mine attack on an unspecified point on the roadleading to Ghazni just outside of Gardez, AF. That attack was to take place 18August 2003. The third was the assassination of Haya Gul, if the land mine attackfailed. This final attack involved the use of a cassette player improvisedexplosive device (IED) to be delivered to Haya Gul. A Gardez police officer, DinMohammed or an unidentified Imam at the police station mosque was to deliverthe device.

o (S/AIF) Detainee claimed he only had one AK-47 assault rifle, one mortar roundand one rocket at his home. Detainee claimed his police commander Haya Gul,requested detainee store the weapons there.

' (S/A{F) A second search of detainee's compound on 31 August 2003 foundone AK-47 rifle, a mortar tube with base-plate and legs, several mortar rounds,several boxes of l2.7mm DSHKA ammunition, severalT3mm SPG-9 recoillessrifle rounds, a soviet made RG-42 grenade and a tin container full of gunpowder.(Analyst Note: The weapons noted above were the same caliber as those used inthe attack on Shkin.)

c. (FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: Detainee is assessed as a LOW threat from a detentionperspective. Detainee's overall behavior has been non-aggressive and compliant

6. (S//NF) Detainee Intelligence Value Assessment:

a. (S) Assessment: JTF GTMO determined detainee is of MEDIUM intelligence value.

o (S/A{F) Detainee was the facilitator for the attacks in Gardez, AF. Detainee hadseveral weapons seized at his residence.

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b. (S//NF) Areas of Potentiat Exptoitation:

o ACM elements in Afghanistano Personalitieso Financiers

o Planned attacks against US and coalition forceso IED's

o Types of IEDSo In-depth investigation into actual attacks and personnel involvede HIG connections in Afghanistano Sunni Extremist Networko Gardez Cell

o Fianancierso Personalities

7. (S) EC Status: Detainee's enemy combatant status was reassessed on 24 Februarv 2004.and he remains an enemy combatant.

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