According to the
9-11 Commission Report, Abu Bara al Yemeni was a citizen of
Yemen
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who was slated to participate in
al Qaeda's attacks on the
United States
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on
September 11, 2001
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Abu Bara al Yemeni did not end up participating in the 9-11 attacks because he was not able to get a visa to travel to the United States.
In April 2011, the whistleblower organization
WikiLeaks
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published formerly secret
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
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detainee assessments.
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The assessment for
Abd al-Rahman Abdu Abu Aghayth Sulayman listed his stay in a
Kandahar guesthouse operated by
Abu Suhaib al Taize, as a justification for his detention.
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The assessment said Abu Suhaib al Taize was an alias for
Abu Bara al-Taizi, whose real name was
Zuhail Abdo Anam Said al Sharabi.
References
Living people
Yemeni al-Qaeda members
Year of birth missing (living people)
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