Abdullah Yahia Yousf Al Shabli
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Abdullah Yahia Yousf Al Shabli (عبدالله يحيى يوسف الشبلي) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
. The Department of Defense
reports that he was born on September 10, 1977, in Jeddah
, Saudi Arabia. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 240.
As of August 13, 2011, Abdullah Yahia Yousf al Shabli has been held at Guantanamo for nine years six months.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
. The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that he was born on September 10, 1977, in Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
, Saudi Arabia. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 240.
As of August 13, 2011, Abdullah Yahia Yousf al Shabli has been held at Guantanamo for nine years six months.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001) Andy Worthington, September 17, 2010