Karachi Six

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The Karachi Six were six men captured on September 11, 2002, in Karachi, Pakistan, by a mixed force of CIA and Pakistani security officials.[1] Initially US intelligence officials claimed that the men were al Qaeda members, plotting a future attack.

According to Courthouse News Service:

Though the United States initially suspected that the six were involved with an al-Qaida cell plotting a future attack, the case has failed to get off the ground for 14 years for lack of evidence. As documented in the detainee's unclassified profile, U.S. has tempered its claims about the Karachi 6 in recent years, describing them now as low-level al-Qaida fighters.[2]

See also

  1. Hamza al Zubayr
  2. Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani
  3. Ali Yahya Mahdi al Raimi
  4. Shawki Awad Balzuhair
  5. Ali Ahmad Muhammad al Rahizi
  6. Said Salih Said Nashir
  7. Walid Said Bin Said Zaid
  8. Hassan Muhammad Salih Bin Attash

References

  1. Britain Eakin (2016-06-28). "Gitmo Board Hears of Lawyer & Detainee Bond". Courthouse News Service. http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/06/28/gitmo-board-hears-of-lawyer-detainee-bond.htm. Retrieved 2016-07-06. "Mussab al-Madhwani is part of a group known as the Karachi 6, named for the city in Pakistan where they were seized on Sept. 11, 2002." 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Britain Eakin (2016-06-30). "Big-Brother Figure Makes Case for Gitmo Release". Courthouse News Service. http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/06/30/big-brother-figure-makes-case-for-gitmo-release.htm. Retrieved 2016-07-06. "Mussab al-Madhwani is part of a group known as the Karachi 6, named for the city in Pakistan where they were seized on Sept. 11, 2002." 
individuals allegedly associated with the raid that apprehended the "Karachi Six"
isn name notes Hail Azziz Ahmed al-Maythali
  • Reported to act like a protective big brother to other captives.[2]