Qaeda from the time the organization was based in Sudan, during the early 1990s. They were told he had "probably" fought against the Northern Alliance. An officer assigned to assist him told the officials he was "peaceful, compliant, and also has quite a sense of humor." The Miami Herald noted that he voluntarily agreed to meet with the officials during the period of Ramadan, pointing out that it was a time which "many Muslims devote to daytime fasting and prayer." The Miami Herald also quoted Ramzi Kaseem, Baker's civilian lawyer, who pointed out that his wounds made his detention a particular hardship. Transfer to the USA On August 31, 2009, Corrections One, a trade journal for the prison industry, speculated that "Omar Khalifa Mohammed Abu Bakr" was one of ten captives that might be moved to a maximum security prison in Standish, Michigan. Transfer to Senegal On April 4, 2016, Abu Bakr and another Libyan, Salem Abdul Salem Ghereby, were transferred to Senegal. References 1972 births Detainees of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp Libyan extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Living people