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Khalil Mamut
Detained at	Guantanamo
ISN	278
Charge(s)	No charge
Status	Released

Abdul Helil Mamut is a citizen of China who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 278. The Department of Defense estimates that Mamut was born in Kashgar, China, in 1977

Mamut is one of approximately two dozen detainees from the Uighur ethnic group.

Main article: Uighur detainees in Guantanamo

Template:CSRT-Yes The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is a Uighur fighter:
The detainee traveled to Afghanistan via Pakistan to receive training at a Uighur training camp in Tora Bora.

The detainee arrived at the Uighur Tora Bora training camp on 17 June 2001.

The detainee received training on the AK-47 while at the Uighur Tora Bora training camp.

The detainee was at the Uighur Tora Bora training camp when it was bombed by US/Coalition forces in October.

The detainee evaded in the Tora Bora mountains for two and half months before being captured by Pakistani Security Forces along with a group of other Uighur fighters and Arabs.

Transcript

Mamut chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal. On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a Summarized transcripts from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

Testimony

Mamut testified that he originally traveled to Pakistan to study. He spent three years at a technical college in Lahore. But he ended up dropping out, because his academic preparation in China was insufficient. It was only after he was flunking out at the technical college that he decided to get any training he could. He had heard that some Uighurs were getting some training in Afghanistan, and he decided to join them.

He said there were no Arabs or Afghans in the camp. That he and his fellow Uighurs did get some minimal training on the AK-47, individually, one at a time, but most of their time was spent in construction work.

He acknowledged that he and his fellow Uighurs had fled when the camp when the USA bombed it. He denied that they had fled armed, or had joined any streams of armed refugees.

Template:Uyghur detainee

Abdul Helil Mamut is a 27-year-old Chinese citizen. who is an ethnic Uighur from Kashkar China. In 1998 the detainee left China to go to Lahore, Pakistan to get education in order to help other Uighurs to fight the Chinese oppression. He was last interviewed at the end of 2002. He has no reported incidents of violence in his discipline history but has verbally assaulted guards on occasion. Mamut is suspected as being a probable member of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). He is suspected of having received training in an ETIM training camp in Afghanistan.

The information paper also identified him as "Abd Al Nasir".

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Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdul Helil Mamut's Administrative Review Board, on 31 August 2005. The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment
In 1998, the detainee traveled to Lahore, Pakistan, to study. After his third year, the detainee realized that schooling was not going to help him help his people fight the oppression back in China. He met with a Uighur fighter to talk about training in Afghanistan. In June 2001, he left Pakistan to attend weapons training in Afghanistan.

b. Training
The detainee traveled to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, to Uighur house, and then to a training camp in the Tora Bora mountains. The detainee received training on the Kalishnakov.

The detainee was at the camp until it was bombed in October 2001.

c. Connections/Associations
The East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) operated a training camp in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, and a guesthouse in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a small Islamic extremist group based in China's western Xinjiang Province, is one of the most militant of the ethnic Uighur separatist groups pursuing an independent Eastern Turkistan, which would include Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Xinjiang. ETIM and other overlapping militant Uighur groups are linked to the international mujahidin movement begeinning with the participation of ethnic Uighur mujahidin in the Soviet and Afghan war and to a limited degree al Qaida

The ETIM also garnered support from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a coalition of Islamic militants from Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states opposed to Uzbekistani President Islom Karimov's secular regime. Although the IMU's primary goal remains to overthrow Karimov and establish an Islamic state in Uzbekistan, IMU political and ideological leader Tohir Yoldashev is working to rebuild the organization and appears to have widened the IMU's target to include all those he perceives as fighting Islam. The IMU generally has been unable to operate in Uzbekistan and thus has been more active in Kyrgystan and Tajikistan.

d. Detainee Actions and Statements
When the camp was bombed, everyone fled to the mountains to take refuge. They saw a group of Arabs walking by and they followed the Arabs who were escaping to Pakistan.

The detainee and the other Uighurs walked for two days to a village in Pakistan where they were captured by Pakistani police.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a.	The detainee stated he has never fought or engaged the United States Forces and stated he never had any intention of fighting for the Taliban. The detainee stated his sole purpose was to receive training to prepare him for the time where the Uighur people would fight the Chinese for their independence.
b.	The Uighurs believe that the United States is the only country attempting to help the Uighur's cause under Chinese oppression. The detainee stated that the Uighurs stand ready to support the United States in any future conflict the United States may have with China.
c.	The detainee claims he never saw the Taliban on the mountains, nor did he see any Arabs, until after the camp was bombed and they retreated to the mountains.

Board recommendations

In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official. The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized his transfer on 18 November 2005.

His Board noted he: "...continues to be a threat to the United States and its allies."

Freedom

Abdul Helil Mamut, and three other Uyghurs Huzaifa Parhat, Emam Abdulahat and Jalal Jalaladin were unexpectedly set free in Bermuda on June 11 2009.

References

OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo, Asia Times, November 4, 2004
OARDEC (16 September 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Mamut, Abdul Helil" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. p. page 20. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
OARDEC (date redacted). "Summarized Statement" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 7-14. Retrieved 2008-04-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
"US releases Guantanamo files". The Age. April 4, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
OARDEC (31 August 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Mamut, Abdul Helil" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 54-56. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
OARDEC (18 November 2005). "Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 278" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. p. page 66. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
OARDEC (9 September 2005). "Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 278" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 67-72. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Andy Worthington (2009-06-11). "Who Are the Four Guantanamo Uighurs Sent to Bermuda?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

v t e Turkistan Islamic Party
Political ideology	East Turkestan independence
Founders	Zeydin Yusup Ismail Semed Huseyincan Celil Hasan Mahsum
Members	Abdul Haq al-Turkistani Abdullah Mansour Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani Adel Abdulhehim Ahmed Adil Mohammed Ayub Akhdar Qasem Basit Abu Bakker Qassim Sadik Ahmad Turkistani Nag Mohammed Yusef Abbas Abdul Razak Emam Abdulahat Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun Bahtiyar Mahnut Dawut Abdurehim Hajiakbar Abdulghupur Hassan Anvar Hozaifa Parhat Arkin Mahmud Abdul Helil Mamut Ahmed Mohamed Adel Noori Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman Ahmad Tourson Abu Omar al-Turkistani

v t e Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo
Currently held in Guantanamo	Abdul Razakah Yusef Abbas Hajiakbar Abdulghupur Saidullah Khalik Ahmed Mohamed
Released to Albania in May 2006	Adel Abdulhehim Ahmed Adil Mohammed Ayub Akhdar Qasem Basit Abu Bakker Qassim
Released to Bermuda in June 2009	Salahidin Abdulahat Abdulla Abdulqadir Khalil Mamut Ablikim Turahun
Released to Palau in October 2009	Ahmad Tourson Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman Dawut Abdurehim Anwar Hassan Edham Mamet Adel Noori
Released to Switzerland in March 2010	Arkin Mahmud Bahtiyar Mahnut

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	== The following primary factors favor continued detention ==		''The following primary factors favor continued detention''
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	:~~'''~~a. Commitment		:a. Commitment
	::In 1998, the detainee traveled to Lahore, Pakistan, to study. After his third year, the detainee realized that schooling was not going to help him help his people fight the oppression back in China. He met with a Uighur fighter to talk about training in Afghanistan. In June 2001, he left Pakistan to attend weapons training in Afghanistan.		::In 1998, the detainee traveled to Lahore, Pakistan, to study. After his third year, the detainee realized that schooling was not going to help him help his people fight the oppression back in China. He met with a Uighur fighter to talk about training in Afghanistan. In June 2001, he left Pakistan to attend weapons training in Afghanistan.

	:~~'''~~b. Training		:b. Training
	:#The detainee traveled to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, to ], and then to a training camp in the Tora Bora mountains. The detainee received training on the ~~] {{sic}}~~.		:#The detainee traveled to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, to Uighur house, and then to a training camp in the Tora Bora mountains. The detainee received training on the Kalishnakov.
	:#The detainee was at the camp until it was bombed in October 2001.		:#The detainee was at the camp until it was bombed in October 2001.

	:~~'''~~c. Connections/Associations		:c. Connections/Associations
	:#The ] (ETIM) operated a training camp in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, and a ] in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.		:#The East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) operated a training camp in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, and a guesthouse in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
	:#The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a small Islamic extremist group based in China's western Xinjiang Province, is one of the most militant of the ethnic Uighur separatist groups pursuing an independent Eastern Turkistan, which would include Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Xinjiang. ETIM and other overlapping militant Uighur groups are linked to the international mujahidin movement begeinning with the participation of ethnic Uighur mujahidin in the Soviet and Afghan war and to a limited degree al Qaida		:#The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a small Islamic extremist group based in China's western Xinjiang Province, is one of the most militant of the ethnic Uighur separatist groups pursuing an independent Eastern Turkistan, which would include Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Xinjiang. ETIM and other overlapping militant Uighur groups are linked to the international mujahidin movement begeinning with the participation of ethnic Uighur mujahidin in the Soviet and Afghan war and to a limited degree al Qaida
	:#The ETIM also garnered support from the ] (IMU).		:#The ETIM also garnered support from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).
	:#The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a coalition of Islamic militants from ] and other Central Asian states opposed to Uzbekistani President ]'s secular regime. Although the IMU's primary goal remains to overthrow Karimov and establish an Islamic state in Uzbekistan, IMU political and ideological leader ] is working to rebuild the organization and appears to have widened the IMU's target to include all those he perceives as fighting Islam. The IMU generally has been unable to operate in Uzbekistan and thus has been more active in Kyrgystan ~~{{sic}}~~ and Tajikistan.		:#The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a coalition of Islamic militants from Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states opposed to Uzbekistani President Islom Karimov's secular regime. Although the IMU's primary goal remains to overthrow Karimov and establish an Islamic state in Uzbekistan, IMU political and ideological leader Tohir Yoldashev is working to rebuild the organization and appears to have widened the IMU's target to include all those he perceives as fighting Islam. The IMU generally has been unable to operate in Uzbekistan and thus has been more active in Kyrgystan and Tajikistan.

	:~~'''~~d. Detainee Actions and Statements		:d. Detainee Actions and Statements
	:#When the camp was bombed, everyone fled to the mountains to take refuge. They saw a group of Arabs walking by and they followed the Arabs who were escaping to Pakistan.		:#When the camp was bombed, everyone fled to the mountains to take refuge. They saw a group of Arabs walking by and they followed the Arabs who were escaping to Pakistan.
	:#The detainee and the other Uighurs walked for two days to a village in Pakistan where they were captured by Pakistani police.		:#The detainee and the other Uighurs walked for two days to a village in Pakistan where they were captured by Pakistani police.
			}}

	== The following primary factors favor release or transfer ==		== The following primary factors favor release or transfer ==