Ex-Guantanamo inmate is Libyan rebel leader

A U.S. diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks reveals that a man previously detained by Americans at Guantanamo is now a senior figure among the Libyan rebels.

Izvor: telegraph.co.uk

Tuesday, 26.04.2011.

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A U.S. diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks reveals that a man previously detained by Americans at Guantanamo is now a senior figure among the Libyan rebels. Britain's Telegraph newspaper reports on its website today that Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu "was identified as a 'probable member of Al Qaida and a member of the African Extremist Network'.” Ex-Guantanamo inmate is Libyan rebel leader According to the report, Qumu left the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group in 1998 to join the Taliban. Qumu, who is now fighting against the Libyan government forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, was described by Americans as a “medium to high risk, likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies”. The Telegraph adds that Qumu was also jailed in Libya for ten years "for murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics”. According to the report, he escaped in 1993 and fled to Afghanistan, where he fought against the Russians, and then moved to Sudan to work for a company belonging to Osama Bin Laden. He was captured in 2001 and sent back to Libya in 2007, "under an amnesty". The report quotes the cables that said that "the Libyan government considered the detainee a dangerous man with no qualms about committing terrorist acts". The rebels in Libya (Beta/AP)

Ex-Guantanamo inmate is Libyan rebel leader

According to the report, Qumu left the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group in 1998 to join the Taliban.

Qumu, who is now fighting against the Libyan government forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, was described by Americans as a “medium to high risk, likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies”.

The Telegraph adds that Qumu was also jailed in Libya for ten years "for murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics”.

According to the report, he escaped in 1993 and fled to Afghanistan, where he fought against the Russians, and then moved to Sudan to work for a company belonging to Osama Bin Laden.

He was captured in 2001 and sent back to Libya in 2007, "under an amnesty".

The report quotes the cables that said that "the Libyan government considered the detainee a dangerous man with no qualms about committing terrorist acts".

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