U.S. Transfers 12 Detainees Out of Gitmo

The Department of Justice this morning announced that twelve detainees have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland region.

Here’s the announcement, with the names of the detainees, which had previously been withheld:

As directed by the President’s

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Gitmo Detainee Is Returned to Kuwait

The United States today released Fouad Mahmoud Al Rabiah to his native Kuwait after holding him for nearly eight years at Guantanamo Bay.

According to the Department of Justice, Al Rabiah had been cleared for transfer by the government’s Guantanamo Review Task Force. On Sept. 17, More…

Four Gitmo Detainees Transferred to Europe

The Department of Justice announced today that four more detainees from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred: one to Hungary, one to France, and two to Italy.