The United States has transferred six detainees from its Guantanamo Bay
prison to Oman, the Department of Defense announced on Saturday in a
statement.
"The United States is grateful to the government of Oman for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing US efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the department said.
The announcement came as US President Barack Obama is seeking to close the prison.
Six Yemenis held for over 10 years at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for resettlement, the statement said.
The transfer, the largest in 2015, leaves the number of the Guantanamo's inmates to 116, less than half the tally when Obama took office in 2009.
The six men were regarded as low-risk detainees cleared years ago for transfer.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
14/6/15
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"The United States is grateful to the government of Oman for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing US efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the department said.
The announcement came as US President Barack Obama is seeking to close the prison.
Six Yemenis held for over 10 years at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for resettlement, the statement said.
The transfer, the largest in 2015, leaves the number of the Guantanamo's inmates to 116, less than half the tally when Obama took office in 2009.
The six men were regarded as low-risk detainees cleared years ago for transfer.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
14/6/15
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The Pentagon says the transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans brings the total number of prisoners down to 61 at the US facility in Cuba.
The released inmates had been held without charge, some for over 14 years.
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