Ibrahim Qosi, Gitmo alum, commands AQ in Yemen

According to Long War Journal, Ibrahim Qosi accepted a plea deal in 2010 with Guantanamo prosecutors to cooperate with them and they released him to his home in the Sudan in 2012. In 2014, he rejoined Al Qaeda and he rose through the ranks and is an important leader in the organization’s branch office in Yemen. He joined the organization in 1990 and as a legacy member, he has no intention of leaving, apparently.

A leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) threat assessment and other declassified files documented Qosi’s extensive al Qaeda dossier. In the threat assessment, dated Nov. 15, 2007, US intelligence analysts described Qosi as a “high” risk to the US and its allies.

“Detainee is an admitted veteran jihadist with combat experience beginning in 1990 and it is assessed he would engage in hostilities against US forces, if released,” JTF-GTMO found.

From the New York Times when he was released;

The former prisoner, Ibrahim al-Qosi, arrived at the Khartoum airport aboard a United States Air Force jet late Tuesday, according to an Associated Press report from Sudan that cited a local radio station. It said he was met by his father and brother, and told the station that he had a difficult time in “unfair detention in the infamous Guantánamo prison.”

In a statement, the Defense Department said: “The United States coordinated with the government of Sudan regarding appropriate security and humane treatment measures. In accordance with statutory reporting requirements, the administration informed Congress of its intent to transfer al-Qosi to Sudan.”

So, yeah, this whole strategy of doing the opposite of President Bush is working well, ain’t it?

Category: Terror War