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US transfers Yemeni from Guantanamo to Italy, 78 left

By REUTERS

JULY 10, 2016 22:07

WASHINGTON - The United States said on Sunday it has transferred a Yemeni inmate from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Italy, bringing the number of detainees at the US naval base in Cuba to 78.

Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman was approved for transfer nearly six years ago by six US agencies: the Departments of Defense, State, Justice and Homeland Security; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

US President Barack Obama, who had hoped to close the prison during his first year in office, rolled out his plan in February aimed at shutting the facility. But he faces opposition from many Republican lawmakers as well as some fellow Democrats.

Most of the 78 prisoners who remain at Guantanamo have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, drawing international condemnation.

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