Hajj, who had endured repeated hunger strikes and hospitalizations at Guantanamo to protest his 21 years in prison.
By bnm Gulf bureau The Pentagon has transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman after holding them without charge for over two decades at Guantanamo Bay, the BBC reported. The removal of the men marks the most significant release under the Biden administration's push to reduce detainee numbers at the facility just days ahead of the return of Donald Trump,
The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.
In a major development, the Pentagon on Monday announced the transfer 11 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to Oman, a move that now leaves only 15 detainees still at the detention facility. "The United States appreciates the willingness of the government ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin notified Congress in September 2023 of his intent to transfer the detainees to Oman, the Pentagon said in a news release Monday. The detainees who were transferred include: Uthman Abd al-Rahim Muhammad Uthman, Moath Hamza ...
The Biden administration has released 11 additional detainees from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, sending the men, all natives of Yemen, to neighboring Oman, the Pentagon said Monday.
The United States has sent 11 Yemeni detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin informed Congress in September 2023 about his intent to support the repatriation of the 11 detainees following a rigorous review,
The U.S. transferred 11 Yemeni men from Guantánamo Bay to Oman this week, the Pentagon has announced, after holding them for two decades without charge. The Biden administration has been pushing ...
The U.S. has moved 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman, reducing the facility's population to 15. The Pentagon credits Oman's cooperation with helping to responsibly decrease detainee numbers,
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In a major development, the Pentagon on Monday announced the transfer 11 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to Oman, a move that now leaves only 15 detainees still at the detention facility.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay ...