Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman
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Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghiyth Sulayman is a citizen of Yemen
currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
after being classified as an enemy combatant
by the United States
. The Department of Defense estimate he was born in 1979, in Ta'iz, Yemen.
As of Aguast 4, 2011, Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghityh Sulayman has been held at Guantanamo for nine years six months.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
after being classified as an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Department of Defense estimate he was born in 1979, in Ta'iz, Yemen.
As of Aguast 4, 2011, Abdul Rahman Abdul Abu Ghityh Sulayman has been held at Guantanamo for nine years six months.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured Crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan (1 of 2) Andy Worthington, September 22, 2010