He is currently held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism -related charges. He was named as "the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks " in the 2004 9/11 Commission Report. [4]

14 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.. The summaries of evidence released Thursday include Mohammed’s own statements over the years, phone records ...

Jan 10, 2025 · In a highly unusual legal move, the Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to stop alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad from pleading guilty this Friday at...

Aug 1, 2024 · The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty. That's according to the Defense Department. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices in the attack are expected to enter the pleas at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as next week.

Jan 7, 2025 · The U.S. government has filed a motion seeking to stop a military tribunal from accepting the plea agreements offered to three men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, including alleged...

Jul 31, 2024 · Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, has been detained at Guantánamo Bay for over two decades. AP. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence described Yemeni Walid...

Jan 9, 2025 · Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, often referred to as KSM, was due to deliver his pleas at a war court on the Guantanamo Bay naval base in south-eastern Cuba, where he has been held in a military...

Jul 31, 2024 · Three of the five 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo Bay -- including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.

Jan 10, 2025 · The U.S. had filed an appeal to stop plea proceedings for alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others from moving forward Friday in the war court in Guantanamo Bay.

Jan 29, 2025 · After nearly 17 years of pretrial litigation, the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the “mastermind” of the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, seemed poised to achieve its ...