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US airstrikes kill former Guantanamo detainee in Yemen
Source: Associated Press
US airstrikes kill former Guantanamo detainee in Yemen
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Mar. 6, 2017 6:12 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airstrikes against an al-Qaida-linked militant group in Yemen killed a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was released in 2009 despite earlier recommendations that he remain in custody because he was considered a "high threat" to America and its allies.
The Pentagon says Mohammed Tahar, a Yemeni who was held at the detention center for seven years, was killed Thursday.
A March 2008 memo from the detention center commander warned that Tahar "will engage in extremist activities upon release. He has threatened (Guantanamo) personnel and continues to support jihad."
The 12-page memo, signed by Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, who was commander at the detention center at the time, raised Tahar's risk level from medium to high. And it described him as a problem detainee involved in 65 disciplinary incidents, including assaults on the guard force and other disturbances.
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Mar. 6, 2017 6:12 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airstrikes against an al-Qaida-linked militant group in Yemen killed a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was released in 2009 despite earlier recommendations that he remain in custody because he was considered a "high threat" to America and its allies.
The Pentagon says Mohammed Tahar, a Yemeni who was held at the detention center for seven years, was killed Thursday.
A March 2008 memo from the detention center commander warned that Tahar "will engage in extremist activities upon release. He has threatened (Guantanamo) personnel and continues to support jihad."
The 12-page memo, signed by Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, who was commander at the detention center at the time, raised Tahar's risk level from medium to high. And it described him as a problem detainee involved in 65 disciplinary incidents, including assaults on the guard force and other disturbances.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/90f1f633260b43cc9e3cd979fa79afc3/us-airstrikes-kill-former-guantanamo-detainee-yemen