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Encyclopedia > Abdallah Tabarak

Abdallah Tabarak is a citizen of Morocco, who was detained at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Map of Cuba with location of Guantánamo Bay indicated. ...


Tabarak is alleged to have been one of Osama bin Laden's guards.[1] He is alleged to have volunteered to have taken bin Laden's satellite phone, in order to sacrifice himself, by diverting the attention of US authorities, allowing bin Laden to escape from Tora Bora. Osama bin Laden in a photo from the 1990s Usāmah bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Lādin (Arabic: ; born March 10, 1957 [1]), commonly known as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden (أسامة بن لادن) is an Islamic fundamentalist, a founder of the al-Qaeda organization and a member of the... A satellite phone or satphone is a mobile phone that communicates directly with orbiting satellites. ... Tora Bora (black dust) is a fortified encampment with an extensive network of tunnels, located between two mountain ridges in a region of cliffs and forests which is difficult to reach by land. ...


The Red Cross reported that Tabarak was one of the detainees that they were not allowed access to.[2]


Tabarak was repatriated to Moroccan custody.[3]


A story published in the Washington Post on January 29, 2006 reported that Tabarak's release was mysterious,[4] It reported that on February 2, 2004 General Geoffrey Miller told the Red Cross that Tabarak was the sole remaining detainee they would not be allowed access to. It reported that Moroccan authorities described Tabarak as the emir of Guantanamo. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Geoffrey D. Miller Geoffrey D. Miller (born c. ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...


References

  1. ^  Captive helped trick US while bin Laden escaped, Sydney Morning Herald, January 22, 2003
  2. ^  Camp X-ray memos tell of life in the cages, Sydney Morning Herald, June 14, 2004
  3. ^  A trial without a case: Moroccan Ex-Guantanamo detainees' hearing postponed to March 7, Morocco Times, February 23, 2005
  4. ^  Al Qaeda Detainee's Mysterious Release: Moroccan Spoke Of Aiding Bin Laden During 2001 Escape', Washington Post, January 29 [2006]

 

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