Jamal Udeen Al-Harith
Jamal Udeen Al-Harith, born Ronald Fiddler (20 November 1966 – 21 February 2017) also known as Abu-Zakariya al-Britani, was a British citizen who reportedly died carrying out a suicide bombing in Iraq in February 2017.
Jamal Udeen Al-Harith | |
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| Born | Ronald Fiddler 20 November 1966 Manchester, England |
| Died | 21 February 2017 (aged 50) Mosul, Iraq |
| Cause of death | Suicide bombing |
| Other names | "Abu-Zakariya al-Britani" |
| Citizenship | British |
| Known for | His detainment at Guantanamo Bay and being a British citizen who had carried out and died in an act of terror overseas |
| Spouse | Shukee Begum |
| Children | 5 |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Criminal charge | None |
| Imprisoned at | Taliban prison in Kandahar; Guantanamo Bay |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Islamic State |
| Years of service | 2014–2017 |
| Battles/wars | Syria
Iraq
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Prior to being in Iraq, Jamal had been held in extrajudicial detention as a suspected enemy combatant in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba for more than two years. Together with the Tipton Three, he was among five British citizens repatriated in March 2004 and the next day released by British authorities without charge. That year, he was a party to Rasul v. Rumsfeld, which sued the United States government and the military chain of command for its interrogation tactics. The case was finally dismissed in 2009 after being remanded by the United States Supreme Court to the US District Court for the District of Columbia, on grounds of the government officials having had "limited immunity" at the time. In December 2009, the US Supreme Court declined to accept the case for hearing on appeal.
The British government paid a compensation of £1 million to Jamal al-Harith after his release from Guantanamo.