Guantanamo Bay Detainees Captured On The Battlefield - Lists of Captives Captured On The Battlefield

Lists of Captives Captured On The Battlefield

Captives who the DoD asserts were captured, by Americans, following a military skirmish
id name capture notes
Abdul Bagi February 10, 2003
Lejay, Afghanistan
  • JTF-GTMO analysts claim he was observed hiding in a hole, after throwing a weapon down a well.
  • Denies hiding, denies having a weapon.
  • Claims the well only had a foot of water in it, and that the water was crystal clear, so the absence of any weapons in it should have been obvious. Claims interrogators only confronted him with this accusation a week after his capture.
  • Claims he was an innocent local civilian, who emerged from the safety of his home, half an hour after the firing ceased, when he thought it would be safe.
Omar Khadr July 27, 2002
  • Faces a murder charge before a Guantanamo military commission.
  • Alleged to have been one of a small group of Afghans who failed to surrender.
  • Alleged to have fired on coalition forces, with his comrades.
  • When American forces searched the Afghan's compound, following an air-strike, after the thought the occupants were dead, a wounded Khadr is alleged to emerged from the rubble and tossed a grenade, which inflicted mortal wounds on Sergeant Christopher Speer.
Captives who the DoD asserts were captured, by Americans, following a raid where shots were fired
id name capture notes

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