Hassan Ghul, born Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan, was a Saudi-born Pakistani member of al-Qaeda who revealed the kunya of Osama bin Laden's messenger, which eventually led to Operation Neptune Spear and the death of Osama Bin Laden.
18 Facts About Hassan Ghul
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Hassan Ghul was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council in 2012.
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Hassan Ghul was held at a CIA black site for two years.
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CIA records show that Hassan Ghul was not the first source of the name "al-Kuwaiti," which was provided in 2002 by another detainee, Abu Zubair al-Ha'ili, who was being held by a foreign government.
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In 2006, Hassan Ghul was transferred to the custody of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which released him in 2007.
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Hassan Ghul was killed by a CIA drone strike in North Waziristan in October 2012.
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Hassan Ghul was born around 1977 in either Madinah, Saudi Arabia or the village of Sangrar, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Hassan Ghul was captured on January 23,2004 by Kurdish security forces at a border crossing to Iran near Kalar after they confirmed Hassan's identity with a photograph emailed to CIA officials.
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Hassan Ghul was carrying a USB flash drive and two CDs, one allegedly including a 17-page progress report believed to have been written by al-Zarqawi, claiming responsibility for suicide attacks in Iraq.
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Three days after his capture, Ghul was mentioned in a speech by President George W Bush:.
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Hassan Ghul was moving money and messages around South Asia and the Middle East to other al-Qaeda leaders.
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Hassan Ghul was a part of this network of haters that we're dismantling.
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Hassan Ghul was captured in Iraq where he was helping al-Qaeda to put pressure on our troops.
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Hassan Ghul then became a ghost detainee, his very existence was unacknowledged.
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In 2006, two and a half years after his capture, Hassan Ghul was transferred to a secret Pakistani prison system, where he was held alongside British suspect Rangzieb Ahmed.
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Hassan Ghul was again transferred to an unknown location in January 2007.
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Hassan Ghul was thought to have rejoined militants and returned to the battlefield.
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For some time his whereabouts were unknown, but Hassan Ghul was eventually killed by a US drone strike on October 1,2012.