This list of Guantánamo detainees is compiled from various sources. It lists the known identities of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba.

Difficulties in sourcing names of detainees
On March 3, 2006 the DoD partially complied with a court order to release the names of the remaining Guantánamo detainees.

Court mandated release of names
The Bush administration describes those detained at Guantánamo Bay as illegal combatants against the United States, although many were not captured solely by American forces. In Afghanistan, many were captured by the Afghan Northern Alliance, who worked in conjunction with U.S. and British forces.
During legal proceedings regarding Jose Padilla, the government claimed that the battlefield in the "war on terror" is worldwide.

Arresting authorities

Main article: Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee Against Torture U.S. Government denial of abuse
Approximately 750 suspects have been held at Guantánamo Bay. Approximately 250 have been released, or transferred to the custody of their native countries. Some of these were then quickly released, since there was no evidence of involvement in any crimes. The Bush administration continues to classify many of these released detainees as "illegal combatants".

The list

Surnames beginning with A

Surnames beginning with Aa -> Ak

Participated in his CSRT
Exonerating evidence, and $12,000 dollars he was carrying, when captured, were missing from the evidence locker.
Claims to have spent 18 months in extrajudicial CIA detention
Claims to have been tortured during his CIA detention
Detained for wearing a Casio F91W digital watch
15 when captured in Pakistan.
Dictated a statement for his CSRT.
Said he was born in Saudi Arabia to parents who were citizens of Chad.
Detained for wearing a Casio F91W digital watch
Committed suicide, in his cell, on June 10, 2006. Surnames beginning with Al

Surnames beginning with Am -> Az

Captured in Bosnia following his acquittal by the Bosnian Supreme Court
One of the Algerian Six
Captured in Bosnia following his acquittal by the Bosnian Supreme Court
One of the Algerian Six Surnames beginning with B

Surnames beginning with C

Surnames beginning with D

Captured following his acquittal by the Bosnian Supreme Court
One of the Algerian Six
Testified he was under 16 when captured
Testified he was sold by bounty hunters
Testified he had no association with terrorism Surnames beginning with E

One of the first four detainees to be released.
Released October 2002.
Newspaper reports described him as frail and senile.
Claimed to be over one hundred years old. Surnames beginning with F

Acknowledged being a member of the Taliban.
Told his CSRT he had submitted several written resignations, that had not been accepted.
Repatriated January 3, 2004.
Convicted of bombing a natural gas pipeline. Surnames beginning with H

Captured in Bosnia not "on the battlefield"
Apprehended after being acquitted by the Bosnian Supreme Court
Alleged to have been trained at the Al Farouq training camp. Surnames beginning with I

Jarabh's dossier contained a two page form not released for other detainees, entitled "Detainee Session Notes", which contained the candid observation that Jarabh, like many other detainees was disturbed because some detainees were being released without going through a Combatant Status Review Tribunal. Surnames beginning with J

Former spokesman to the BBC and VOA
Former Governor of Herat
As of December 30, 2005 faces trial in Yemen
Released, after three years detention, when US authorities decided he was not tied to al Qaeda Surnames beginning with K

Surnames beginning with L

Acknowledged to be seriously mentally ill.
Alleged follower of Abdul Wahid, captured following an ambush outside of Lejay, Afghanistan. Surnames beginning with M

Captured following his acquittal by the Bosnian Supreme Court
One of the Algerian Six Surnames beginning with N

Surnames beginning with O

Surnames beginning with P

Surnames beginning with Q

Surnames beginning with R

Surnames beginning with S

Born in Saudi Arabia to ethnic Turkistani citizens of China resident in Saudi Arabia. Nationality unclear.
Captured by the Taliban in 1997
Freed from Taliban imprisonment during the Invasion
Re-captured by the Americans
CSRT concluded, in 2005, that he was innocent
Transferred from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia on June 25, 2005. Surnames beginning with T

Alleged to have trained at Tarnak Farms. Surnames beginning with U

Surnames beginning with V

Surnames beginning with W

Son of Nasrat Khan
Requested an affidavit from Rahim Wardak Surnames beginning with Y
Detained, in part, because he was captured wearing a Casio digital watch.

Surnames beginning with Z

Guantanamo Bay captives habeas corpus See also

Names of the Detained in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
Names of the Detained in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (sorted by nationality)
Cageprisoners.com is a site that compiles information about detainess in the war on terror.
Associated Press Guantánamo Detainee Court Documents Archive
Kuwaiti Family Committee is a site containing information on the Kuwaiti detainees. Sources
The Washington Post maintains a list of detainess who have been mentioned in media reports and press releases. Approximately 750 suspected unlawful combatants have been detained in Guantánamo Bay. The Washington Post lists about 420.

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On March 5, 2005, The Daily Times of Pakistan listed seventeen Pakistanis who had been released from American custody. "forty Pakistanis still at Guantánamo, some may be freed"

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Cageprisoners.com is a site that compiles information about detainess in the war on terror. It is said to be maintained by British volunteers. One of its pages, "The kids of Guantánamo", lists a dozen Guantánamo detainees who were children when they were captured. 3
The Associated Press made Freedom of Information Act requests for the documents compiled for the CSRTs of Guantánamo detainees. The unclassified portions of the records of dozens of CSRTs were released to AP. They made those documents available to the public for download in pdf. Their library of dossiers includes detainees not listed in the Washington Post list. There are also detainees listed there who may be in the Washington Post list, but with their names spelled differently, or listed with additional middle names.

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On March 3, 2006 the DoD partially complied with a court order to release the names of the remaining Guantánamo detainees. The court order required the DoD to release the names of all the detainees.