Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur (عبدالرحمن بن خليل بن عبدالله نور) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, who is named on a "most wanted" poster issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency of the United States.[1][2]
| Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur | |
|---|---|
 Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur -- from his most wanted poster | |
| Born | January 2, 1980 |
| Released | 2003 |
| Citizenship | Saudi |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Other name(s) | Abdul Rahman Noor, Abdul Rahman Abdallah Noor |
| Status | DoD says he was released from Guantanamo in 2003, but his name is missing from the official list. |
The wanted poster asserts that he is a former Guantanamo captive, but his name is not listed on the official list of all the Guantanamo captives released on May 15, 2006.[1][3]
The DIA asserts that his alias is Abd al-Rahman Bin Khalil Bin Abdallah Nur, and that he was born on January 2, 1980.[1] The poster describes him as an al Qaeda facilitator.
Guantanamo counter-terror analysts claimed that Yusif Khalil Abdallah Nur name matched one on a suspicious list.[4] Guantanamo counter-terror analysts offered this alleged name match as one of the justifications for Yusif Khalil Abdallah Nur's continuing to be held in extrajudicial detention. Almost all the Saudi captives in Guantanamo have been repatriated to Saudi Arabia—but Yusif Khalil Abdallah Nur remains in Guantanamo.[5]
References
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"Most Wanted, Afghanistan/Pakistan". Defense Intelligence Agency. October 2006. pp. 29–30. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
Terrorist Affiliation: al-Qaida (AQ). Believed to be in: Afghanistan/Pakistan. Former Guantanamo detainee. AQ Facilitator
Media related to File:DIA Af-Pak wanted posters October 2006-Page30.pdf at Wikimedia Commons
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"Former Guantanamo Detainees who have returned to the fight" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 2007-05-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
Noor was released in July of 2003, and has since participated in fighting against US forces near Kandahar. After his release, Noor was identified as the person in an October 7, 2001, video interview with al‐Jazeerah TV network, wherein he is identified as the "deputy defense minister of the Taliban." In this interview, he described the defensive position of the mujahideen and claimed they had recently downed an airplane.
- ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Yusif Khalil Abdallah Nur's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 1
- ^ OARDEC (2008-10-09). "Consolidated chronological listing of GTMO detainees released, transferred or deceased" (PDF). Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
