User:Geo Swan/Guantanamo/training camps/Logar training camp
The Lowgar training camp was an Afghan training camp suspected by American counter-terrorism analysts of having ties to al Qaeda.[1]
The Logar training camp is notable for having trained Tawfiq bin Attash, after his alleged role in the 1998 East African Embassy bombings in close-quarters combat during the latter half of 1999, before his alleged role in the 2000 USS Cole bombing.[1]
The Summary of Evidence memo prepared for bin Attash's Combatant Status Review Tribunal states:
"During the latter part of 1999, the detainee facilitated and participated in close-combat training which was held in the Lowgar training camp in Afghanistan. The graduates of the class then met with Usama bin Laden who lectured about the operational details of the East Africa bombings."
References
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- ^ a b OARDEC (February 8, 2007). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal - Bin 'Attash, Walid Muhammad Salih" (PDF). Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-04-15.