Ibrahim al Qosi

Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi
BornJuly 1960 (age 64)[1][2]
Atbara, Sudan
Detained at Guantanamo (2002–2012)
Other name(s) Abu Khubaib al-Sudani
ISN54
Charge(s)One of the ten captives to originally face charges before a military commission
StatusGuilty plea on July 7, 2010, repatriated to Sudan in 2012, rejoined al-Qaeda in 2014

Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi (Arabic: إبراهيم أحمد محمود القوصي) (born July 1960) is a Sudanese militant and paymaster for al-Qaeda.[3] Qosi was held from January 2002 in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[4] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 54.

Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi was held at Guantanamo for approximately ten years and six months; he was charged with low-level support of al-Qaeda.[5] After pleading guilty in a plea bargain in 2010, in the first trial under the military commissions,[6] and serving a short sentence, Qosi was transferred to Sudan by the Obama administration in July 2012. He was to be held in custody and participate in Sudan's re-integration program for former detainees before being allowed to return to his hometown.

Some years after his release, Al Qosi moved to Yemen and joined Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), appearing in video releases by the group and reportedly taking a leadership role in it.[7][8]

In November 2019, the Rewards for Justice Program offered $4 million for information leading to the identification or location of Al Qosi.[9]

  1. ^ Archived copy Archived 2022-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi – Rewards For Justice". Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ On Trial At Gitmo: Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, CBS News, August 24, 2004
  4. ^ "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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-05-15. Works related to List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006 at Wikisource
  5. ^ Margot Williams (2008-11-03). "Guantanamo Docket: Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
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  8. ^ "Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Wanted: Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi". Rewards for Justice. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.