Arkan Mohammad Ghafil Al Karim
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Arkan Mohammad Ghafil Al Karim is a citizen of Iraq
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
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Al Karim's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 653.
Arkan Mohammad Ghafil al Karim was transferred to Iraq on January 17, 2009.
pointed out had gone from Taliban custody to American custody.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
United States
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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...
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Al Karim's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 653.
Arkan Mohammad Ghafil al Karim was transferred to Iraq on January 17, 2009.
Prisoner of the Taliban
Al Karim was one of nine former Taliban prisoners the Associated PressAssociated Press
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pointed out had gone from Taliban custody to American custody.