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| Shidane Arone | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shidane Arone |
| Birth date | c. 1983 |
| Birth place | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Death date | December 2002 |
| Death place | Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba |
| Occupation | Civilian detainee |
| Nationality | Somali |
Shidane Arone was a Somali civilian who died while in United States custody at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in December 2002. His death became a focal point in debates involving United States Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, Guantánamo Bay detention camp, Abu Ghraib prison, and international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Arone's case intersected with broader post-9/11 policies including War on Terror, extraordinary rendition, and detention practices overseen by the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of State.
Arone was reported to be a young Somali man from Mogadishu with connections to local networks affected by the Somali Civil War and the rise of groups like Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya and later Islamist movements including Al-Shabaab (militant group). International reporting referenced links to regional actors in the Horn of Africa such as Ethiopia and Kenya, and mentioned broader geopolitical players like United States, United Kingdom, Eritrea, and Yemen insofar as they related to counterterrorism operations. Accounts situate Arone within migratory patterns involving Djibouti and Kismayo and in the milieu affected by interventions such as Operation Restore Hope and policy responses by the United Nations.
According to contemporaneous reporting, Arone was captured in late 2002 by forces operating with ties to United States special operations and local militias supported by intelligence from agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency and partner services such as MI6 and regional intelligence units. Transfers and custody arrangements invoked mechanisms similar to extraordinary rendition and coordination between actors like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Southern Command, and contractors linked to Blackwater (company). Detention locations referenced in media and advocacy reports included Bagram Airfield, Cairo>
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