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Wadi al-Aqiq

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Wadi al-Aqiq(lit.'valley of the brown gem')[1]is a holding company founded in Sudan byOsama bin Ladenin 1991, during the period he was based in that country.[2][3][4][5][6]

One of the allegationsGuantanamo captiveAbu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu faced in 2006, during his second annualAdministrative Review Boardhearing, was that he worked as a driver for Wadi al Aqiq.[7]

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  1. ^Hiro, Dilip(2002).War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and the Global Response.Psychology Press.ISBN9780415288026.RetrievedNovember 10,2007– viaGoogle Books.
  2. ^Lumpkin, John (August 18, 2006)."Wadi al Aqiq".GlobalSecurity.org.Archived fromthe originalon July 8, 2012.RetrievedNovember 9,2007.
  3. ^Scheuer, Michael(July 6, 2007)."Al-Qaeda's new talent in Afghanistan".Asia Times.Archived fromthe originalon May 11, 2008.RetrievedNovember 9,2007.
  4. ^ Feuer, Alan (February 13, 2001)."Terror Exports Are the Business Of Jihad Inc".New York Times.RetrievedNovember 9,2007.
  5. ^United States Embassy, Israel(August 14, 1996)."TEXT: STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES FACTSHEET ON BIN LADIN: (Sponsor of Islamic extremist activities described)"(Press release).United States Department of State.Archived fromthe originalon July 27, 2012.RetrievedNovember 9,2007.
  6. ^ Mintz, Kohn (August 28, 1998)."Bin Laden's Finances Are Moving Target".Washington Post.RetrievedNovember 9,2007.
  7. ^ OARDEC(May 19, 2006)."Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Bin Qumu, Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda"(PDF).United States Department of Defense.pp. 46–48. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 3, 2007.RetrievedNovember 6,2007.