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US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman

No photography signs are posted on the fence surrounding Camp Delta at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay [File: Bob Strong/Reuters]

The United States has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from its notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge as part of Washington’s so-called “war on terror”.

“The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing US efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement on Monday evening.

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