Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
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Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is a Saudi-born alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of masterminding several major terrorist attacks against U.S. and Western targets, and has been held for years at Guantánamo Bay facing war crimes charges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri canonical | 5 |
| Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri | 1 |
| al-Nashiri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6356761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Context triple: [2000 USS Cole bombing, notableSuspect, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri]
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A.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a Jordanian militant Islamist who became a leading figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S. invasion and was known for orchestrating high-profile terrorist attacks and brutal sectarian violence.
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B.
Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud
Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud was an Algerian Islamist militant leader who headed Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and played a key role in expanding jihadist activities across North and West Africa.
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C.
Abdel Latif Boghdadi
Abdel Latif Boghdadi was an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a key role in the 1952 revolution and later served in high-ranking positions under President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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D.
Osama al-Juwaili
Osama al-Juwaili is a Libyan military commander and former defense minister who has played a prominent role in post-Gaddafi armed conflicts and power struggles in western Libya.
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E.
Saif al-Islam
Saif al-Islam is a Libyan political figure and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role during and after the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Target entity description: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is a Saudi-born alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of masterminding several major terrorist attacks against U.S. and Western targets, and has been held for years at Guantánamo Bay facing war crimes charges.
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A.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a Jordanian militant Islamist who became a leading figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S. invasion and was known for orchestrating high-profile terrorist attacks and brutal sectarian violence.
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B.
Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud
Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud was an Algerian Islamist militant leader who headed Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and played a key role in expanding jihadist activities across North and West Africa.
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C.
Abdel Latif Boghdadi
Abdel Latif Boghdadi was an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a key role in the 1952 revolution and later served in high-ranking positions under President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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D.
Osama al-Juwaili
Osama al-Juwaili is a Libyan military commander and former defense minister who has played a prominent role in post-Gaddafi armed conflicts and power struggles in western Libya.
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E.
Saif al-Islam
Saif al-Islam is a Libyan political figure and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role during and after the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guantánamo Bay detainee
ⓘ
al-Qaeda member ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alias |
Abd al-Rahim al-Nasheri
ⓘ
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri ⓘ Abu Bilal al-Makki ⓘ Mullah Bilal ⓘ |
| allegedPositionInOrganization | head of al-Qaeda operations in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| allegedRoleIn |
MV Limburg bombing
ⓘ
USS Cole bombing ⓘ
linked to:
2000 USS Cole bombing
planned attack on USS The Sullivans ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1965-01-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| charge |
attempted murder in violation of the law of war
ⓘ
conspiracy ⓘ murder in violation of the law of war ⓘ terrorism ⓘ terrorism against maritime navigation ⓘ |
| citizenship | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
terrorist by the United Nations
ⓘ
terrorist by the United States ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| detentionSite |
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
ⓘ
linked to:
Guantánamo
|
| detentionStartYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| ECHRJudgmentRelatedTo |
Poland’s complicity in CIA secret detention
ⓘ
Romania’s complicity in CIA secret detention ⓘ |
| familyName |
al-Nashiri
ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
|
| fullName |
Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri
ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Abd al-Rahim ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalStatus | held without final conviction as of the mid-2020s ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA detention and interrogation program ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alleged role in the USS Cole bombing
ⓘ
alleged role in the bombing of the MV Limburg ⓘ detention at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
| organization | al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| previouslyHeldAt | CIA black sites ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
CIA torture program
ⓘ
habeas corpus litigation in U.S. courts ⓘ human rights reports by NGOs ⓘ proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ war crimes charges before U.S. military commissions ⓘ |
| treatmentReportedAs |
mock executions
ⓘ
rectal feeding ⓘ stress positions ⓘ waterboarding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Description of subject: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is a Saudi-born alleged al-Qaeda operative accused of masterminding several major terrorist attacks against U.S. and Western targets, and has been held for years at Guantánamo Bay facing war crimes charges.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
linked to: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri