Editing Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi (section)

==Training camp director==

In [[Afghanistan]], al-Libi led the Al Khaldan training camp, where [[Zacarias Moussaoui]] and [[Ahmed Ressam]] trained for attacks in the United States. An associate of [[Abu Zubaydah]], al-Libi had his assets frozen by the U.S. government following the [[September 11 attacks]]; on September 26, 2002, the U.S. government published a list of terrorists who were covered by this restriction.<ref name=worthington>{{cite web |url=http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/06/18/world-exclusive-new-revelations-about-the-torture-of-ibn-al-shaykh-al-libi/ |title=New Revelations About The Torture Of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi |publisher=[[Andy Worthington]] |date=June 6, 2009 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108033704/http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/06/18/world-exclusive-new-revelations-about-the-torture-of-ibn-al-shaykh-al-libi/ |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

The Uyghur [[Turkistan Islamic Party]]'s "Islamic Turkistan" magazine in its 5th edition published an obituary of its member Turghun (Ibn Umar al Turkistani) speaking of his time training at the Al Khaldan training camp and his meeting with Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi. The Uyghurs in Afghanistan fought against the American bombings and the Northern Alliance after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Ibn Umar died fighting against the Americans at the [[Qalai Jangi prison riot]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2010 |title=(رحمه اللّٰه) صفحات من تاريخ بطل الشيخ الشهيد ابن عمر التركستاني |url=https://azelin.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/e1b8a5izb-al-islc481mc4ab-al-turkistc481nc4abs-turkistan-islamic-party-22turkistc481n-al-islc481mc4abyyah-522.pdf |magazine=تركستان الإسلامية |issue=السنة الثاني العدد الخامس |pages=10–13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508104543/https://azelin.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/e1b8a5izb-al-islc481mc4ab-al-turkistc481nc4abs-turkistan-islamic-party-22turkistc481n-al-islc481mc4abyyah-522.pdf |archive-date=May 8, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=18 January 2016|title=Türkistan İslam Cemaati Komutanı İbni Ömer et-Türkistani'nin Hayatı|url=http://www.doguturkistanbulteni.com/2016/01/18/turkistan-islam-cemaati-komutani-ibni-omer-et-turkistaninin-hayati/|newspaper=Doğu Türkistan Bülteni Haber Ajansı|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303031337/http://www.doguturkistanbulteni.com/2016/01/18/turkistan-islam-cemaati-komutani-ibni-omer-et-turkistaninin-hayati/|archive-date=March 3, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Caleb |date=12 Jan 2017 |url= https://twitter.com/Weissenberg7/status/819676166353207296  |website=Twitter |title=Turkistan Islamic Party's "new eulogy" is of a commander who, along with a contingent from the TIP, was killed in the '01 Qala-i-Jangi riot }}</ref>

Al-Libi was captured by Pakistani officials in November 2001, as he attempted to flee Afghanistan following the collapse of the [[Taliban]] after the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name=wphar>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8534-2004Jun26_2.html |title=CIA Puts Harsh Tactics On Hold |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=27 June 2004 |page=2}}</ref><ref name="risen">Risen, James. ''State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration'', 2006</ref> He was transferred to US military custody in January 2002.<ref name=wphar/>

[[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] spokesmen used to routinely describe the Khaldan training camp as an [[al Qaeda training camp|al-Qaeda training camp]], and Al-Libi and Abu Zubaydah as senior members of al-Qaeda. But, during testimony at their [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]s, several [[Guantanamo captive]]s, including Zubaydah, described the Khaldan camp as having been run by a rival [[jihadist]] organization{{spaced ndash}}one that did not support attacking civilians.<ref name="CsrtAbuZubaydahVerbatimTranscript">{{cite web|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/transcript_ISN10016.pdf |title=Abu Zubaydah Unclassified Verbatim Combatant Status Review Tribunal Transcript |year=2007 |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514035328/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/transcript_ISN10016.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2009 }}
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