Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada
| Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada | |
|---|---|
Tariq Ali Abdallah Ahmad Ba’Awadha wearing the orange uniform issued to non-compliant individuals | |
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) Shebwa, Yemen |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 178 |
| Charge(s) | no charge, held in extrajudicial detention |
| Status | Transferred to Saudi Arabia |
Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada is a citizen of Yemen, who was formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. His detainee ID number is 178. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts estimated that Baada was born in 1978 in Shebwa, Yemen.
Baada arrived at Guantanamo on February 9, 2002, and was held at Guantanamo for fourteen years. Baada was cleared for release by the Guantanamo Joint Task Force initiated by President Barack Obama when he first took office in January 2009.
Baada has been a long term hunger striker, and, by June 2015, his weight had dropped to 75.4 pounds (34.2 kg) 56 percent of his ideal weight. In September 2015, his lawyer warned that Baada's life is in danger.
In September, an unspecific country offered to accept him into their country on the condition of being able to review his medical records. However, the Pentagon refused to release the records, citing privacy concerns.