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Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab

Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab

1971

Nationality
Syria

Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab also known as Abu Wa'el Dhiab was born in Lebanon on July 10, 1971.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
    Dates unknown
  2. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
    Dates unknown

Biography

Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab also known as Abu Wa'el Dhiab was born in Lebanon on July 10, 1971. He was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba until he was released to Uruguay. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 722. Dhiab was one of the Guantanamo hunger strikers. He, along with five other Guantanamo prisoners, was granted asylum by Uruguay in exchange for a trade agreement to allow Uruguay to sell oranges to the US. On December 7, 2014, he was released to Uruguay.

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