That's the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush's administration turned Guantanamo into a ... with its capital held by the Iranian-allied Houthi militant group. The sultanate of Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, did not ...

At its peak, about 680 people, most suspected of terrorism and being "illegal enemy combatants", were held at the American-run prison in Cuba. Now there are just 15 men left.

The Biden administration has been pushing to clear Guantánamo of detainees, of which there are now 15 remaining.

The U.S. has transferred from Guantanamo Bay's detention facility to Oman 11 Yemeni detainees who were never charged with crimes.

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,

That’s the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush’s administration turned ... The sultanate of Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, did not acknowledge taking in ...

The men in the latest transfer included Shaqawi al Hajj, who had undergone repeated hunger strikes and hospitalisations at Guantanamo to protest his 21 years in prison, preceded by two years of detention and torture in CIA custody, according to the US-based Center for Constitutional Rights.

The transfer was the latest and biggest push by the Biden administration in its final weeks to clear Guantanamo of the last remaining detainees there who were never charged with a crime.