war ▁al - A ula qi ▁or ▁Os ama ▁bin ▁L aden . ▁His ▁inter rog ators ▁ins isted ▁that ▁Moh amed ▁knew ▁al - A ula qi ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁cler ic ▁had ▁pre ached ▁in ▁F alls ▁Church , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁inter rog ators ▁demanded ▁his ▁e - mail ▁and ▁Facebook ▁passwords ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁iPhone . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁sever ely ▁be aten ▁and ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁sleep . ▁After ▁a ▁week , ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁Moh amed ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁K uw ait ▁deport ation ▁facility ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁three ▁F BI ▁agents , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁travel s ▁" ra ised ▁red ▁flags ." ▁Moh amed ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁agents ▁requested ▁that ▁he ▁become ▁an ▁inform ant ▁for ▁the ▁Bureau , ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁Moh amed ▁used ▁another ▁d eta ine e ' s ▁cont rab and ▁cell ▁phone ▁to ▁call ▁his ▁family , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁contact ed ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁American - I sl am ic ▁Rel ations ▁( CA IR ). ▁ ▁Moh amed ' s ▁family ▁sent ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁to ▁K uw ait ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁his ▁release . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁K uw ait ▁government ▁ad vised ▁Moh amed ' s ▁family ▁to