| Abu Faraj al-Libbi | |
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| Arrested | Near Peshawar, Pakistan Pakistani ISI |
| Detained at | CIA black sites, Guantanamo Bay detention camps |
| ISN | 10017 |
| Status | Still held in Guantanamo |
Abu Faraj al-Libi (
pronunciation AH-boo FAH-rahj ah LEE-bee ; أبو الفرج الليبي) (also transliterated al-Libbi ) is an assumed name or nom de guerre of a Libyan alleged to be a senior member of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. His real name is thought to be Mustafa Faraj Muhammad Muhammad Masud al-Jadid al-Uzaybi. He was arrested by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on May 2, 2005, in Mardan (30 mi (48 km) north of Peshawar). Finding al-Libi was a joint effort of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Special Activities Division and Pakistan's Special Forces.