ISIS bomber identified as Briton freed from Guantanamo

A British man believed to have carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq for the so-called Islamic State was a former Guantanamo Bay detainee paid £1m in compensation from the British government.


The bomber, named by the group as Abu Zakariya al-Britani, is said to have detonated an explosives-filled vehicle in a village south of Mosul.

The 50-year-old, also known as Jamal al Harith or Jamal Udeen, was suspected of terrorism by the US but freed from Guantanamo in 2004 after lobbying by the British government.

On his return, his solicitor said he was treated in a "cruel, inhumane and degrading manner" and would be seeking answers "for the injustice which he has suffered".

He reportedly alleged torture and received £1m in compensation after his release, along with four other Britons.

In October 2015, concerns were raised when it was claimed he had travelled to join ISIS "fighters" [sic] in Syria in early 2014.
 [rte.ie]
23/2/17