Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada is a citizen of Yemen

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 detention camps, in Cuba

Cuba

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 after being classified as an enemy combatant

Enemy combatant

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 by the United States

United States

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Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...

 analysts estimate that Baada was born in 1976, in Shebwa, Yemen.

As of August 10, 2011, Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada has been held at Guantanamo for nine years six months.

Habeas corpus petition

A habeas corpus was filed on this captive's behalf.

External links

• Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured Crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 22, 2010