Mashur Abdallah Muqbil Ahmed Al Sabri

Mashur Abdallah Muqbil Ahmed Al Sabri
Born	(1977-12-26) December 26, 1977 Yemen
Occupation	Detainee
Known for	Detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp without formal charges

Mashur Abdallah Muqbil Ahmed Al Sabri (born December 26, 1977) is a Yemeni national who was detained without formal charges at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba until April 16, 2016. His assigned detainee identification number was 324.

Official status reviews

Under the administration of President George W. Bush, individuals captured in the context of the "war on terror" were designated as outside the scope of the Geneva Conventions, which permitted their indefinite detention without formal accusations or transparent case evaluations.

In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court determined in Rasul v. Bush that detainees held at Guantanamo must be notified of the charges against them and afforded an opportunity to contest their imprisonment.

Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants

Subsequent to the Supreme Court decision, the Department of Defense created the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants to conduct periodic reviews of detainees' statuses.

In December 2008, researchers at the Brookings Institution, led by Benjamin Wittes, compiled a classification of Guantanamo detainees based on military allegations:

• Mashur Abdallah Muqbil Ahmed Al Sabri was purportedly linked to either the Taliban or al Qaeda.
• He was alleged to have traveled to Afghanistan for jihadist purposes.
• Reportedly resided in safehouses affiliated with Al Qaeda, Taliban, or similar groups.
• Accused of engaging in combat on behalf of the Taliban.
• Said to have been present at Tora Bora.
• His name or known aliases appeared on documents confiscated during Al Qaeda raids.
• Identified as an operative connected to al Qaeda.
• Listed among 82 detainees who either did not provide statements during tribunals or whose remarks failed to substantially address military accusations.

Previously undisclosed Joint Task Force Guantanamo assessment

On April 25, 2011, classified assessments prepared by analysts from Joint Task Force Guantanamo were released by whistleblower group WikiLeaks. His 12-page assessment, dated September 15, 2008, was signed by camp commander Rear Admiral David M. Thomas Jr. and recommended that detention be maintained.

Transfer to Saudi Arabia

On April 16, 2016, Al Sabri was among nine Yemeni detainees transferred to Saudi Arabia.