Abu Faraj al-Libbi

Abu Faraj al-Libi
Born (1970-11-01) November 1, 1970 (age 54)[1][2]
Tripoli, Libya
ArrestedMay 2, 2005
Near Peshawar, Pakistan
Pakistani ISI
Detained at CIA black sites, Guantanamo Bay detention camps
ISN10017
StatusStill held in Guantanamo

Abu Faraj al-Libi (/ˈɑːbuː ˈfɑːrɑːdʒ æl ˈliːbi/ ⓘ AH-boo FAH-rahj al LEE-bee; أبو الفرج الليبي) (also transliterated al-Libbi) is an assumed name or nom de guerre of a Libyan alleged to be a senior member of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. His real name is Mustafa Faraj Muhammad Muhammad Masud al-Jadid al-Uzaybi (born 1 November 1970).[3][4] He was arrested by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on May 2, 2005, in Mardan (30 mi (48 km) north of Peshawar). Finding al-Libi was a joint effort of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Special Activities Division and Pakistan's Special Forces.

Since September 2006, al-Libi has been held in American military custody in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp,[4] having previously been held at a secret location.[5]

According to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, he served as the third in command of al-Qaeda, from the 2003 capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to his own capture in 2005.[6]

  1. ^ JTF- GTMO Detainee Assessment
  2. ^ Guantanamo Detainee Assessment
  3. ^ "National news from McClatchy DC News | Washington DC" (PDF). Media.mcclatchydc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ^ a b Press release about Abu Faraj Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine and 13 other suspects, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  5. ^ Bush: CIA holds terror suspects in secret prisons, CNN, 7 September 2006
  6. ^ "Detainee Biographies" (PDF). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-19.