Blame spreads after released Guantanamo detainee bombs Iraq military base

After the Islamic State identified the suicide bomber that attacked an Iraqi military base outside of Mosul on Monday as a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, blame has circulated in both the US and UK. The British born man known as Abu Zakariya al-Britani, also known as Ronald Fiddler, and as Jamal al-Harith, had been transferred from Guantanamo under President George W. Bush in 2004. In a statement released by ISIS, the group stated, “The martyrdom-seeking brother Abu Zakariya al-Britani – may Allah accept him – detonated his explosives-laden vehicle on a headquarters of the Rafidhi army and its militias in … Continue reading Blame spreads after released Guantanamo detainee bombs Iraq military base