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August 29, 2013

U.S. Transfers 2 Guantánamo Prisoners to Algeria 
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The United States has carried out its first transfer of Guantánamo Bay
prisoners in nearly a year. The Pentagon today announced that Nabil Said
Hadjarab and Mutia Sayyab have been released to Algeria. The two are
among 86 prisoners who have remained at Guantánamo despite being
cleared for transfer as early as three years ago. They are the first
prisoners to be released since last fall, months before the hunger
strike that began in February. According to the Pentagon, 164 prisoners
remain at Guantánamo Bay.

 

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