He is reported to have emigrated to Afghanistan, with Abdul Aziz bin Attash, and his family, who, like al Bihani, was a Yemeni who also had brothers who were Guantanamo captives.[1][2] He is reported to have fought in Chechnya under Ibn Al Khattab, until he was wounded and returned to Afghanistan. He is reported to have been captured in Saudi Arabia, and transferred to the custody of Yemen.