Abu Sufian bin Qumu
| Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1959 Derna, Libya |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 557 |
| Charge(s) | No charge (held in extrajudicial detention) |
| Status | Repatriated to Libyan custody; became a rebel commander in the Libyan civil war, founded a branch of the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia group |
| Abu Sufian bin Qumu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1959 Derna, Libya |
| Allegiance |
 National Transitional Council (2011–) |
| Service/branch |
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|
| Battles/wars | 2011 Libyan civil war |
Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu (Arabic: أبو سفيان إبراهيم أحمد حمودة بن قمو, born 26 June 1959) is a citizen of Libya who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report he was born on 26 June 1959, in Derna, Libya.
Bin Qumu was transferred to Libya on 28 September 2007. In 2011 he was the leader of a band of fighters in his hometown of Derna during the 2011 Libyan civil war. After the war he led the miliant Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia's Derna branch.
A disclosed file from 2005 on alleged that he served as a tank driver in the Libyan army. He later allegedly traveled to Afghanistan and trained in Bin Laden's Torkham Camp. After fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, he allegedly worked as a truck driver for Wadi Al-'Aqiq, one of Bin Laden's companies in Suba, Sudan. He later joined the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, joined the Taliban in 1998, and he was a "probable member of Al Qaida and a member of the African Extremist Network."
Bin Qumu was reported to have been released in October 2007. He was transferred to Libya on 28 September 2007 and was released from Abu Salim prison in 2010 following an amnesty for political prisoners.
In 2011 Bin Qumu became the leader of a band of fighters in his hometown of Derna called Ansar al-Sharia during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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