U.S. announces largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees under Obama
On Monday, 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, leaving just 61 prisoners left at the facility.
This was the single largest transfer of inmates to take place during President Obama's administration. Twelve of the detainees are from Yemen and three are from Afghanistan, including a man identified as Obaidullah who spent more than 13 years at Guantanamo, accused of storing mines to be used against American troops in Afghanistan, Reuters reports. Obama wants to see Guantanamo shut down before his presidency is over, and part of his plan is to bring the remaining detainees to maximum-security prisons in the United States.
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