Former Guantanamo Inmate Now Leads Al Qaeda In Yemen

Ibrahim al Qosi, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, now serves as a leader and spokesman for al Qaeda in Yemen.

Long War Journal: Ex-Guantanamo detainee now an al Qaeda leader in Yemen

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a new video featuring a former Guantanamo detainee, Ibrahim Qosi, who is also known as Sheikh Khubayb al Sudani.

In July 2010, Qosi plead guilty to charges of conspiracy and material support for terrorism before a military commission. His plea was part of a deal in which he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors during his remaining time in US custody. Qosi was transferred to his home country of Sudan two years later, in July 2012.

Qosi joined AQAP in 2014 and became one of its leaders. Qosi and other AQAP commanders discussed their time waging jihad at length in the video, entitled “Guardians of Sharia.”

WNU Editor: Another Guantanamo detainee who should never have been released. In past wars and conflicts POWs were never released until the war was over .... Sheikh Khubayb al Sudani certainly is someone who believes that this war is only beginning.