January 12, 2017 Sources: Former Guantanamo detainees suspected of joining ISIS, other groups in Syria As many as 20 to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees -- some of whom were released within the last three years -- are suspected by intelligence and Defense officials of having joined forces with the Islamic State and other militant groups inside Syria, Fox News has learned.
January 10, 2017 Guantanamo Bay convict charged with assault in Australia David Hicks, the first prisoner held at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be convicted by a military court, appeared in an Australian court on Tuesday charged with assaulting his partner.
October 17, 2016 Mauritanian Guantanamo prisoner who published diary set free A former Al Qaeda militant who gained fame with the publication of a diary about life at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was released Monday, and returned to Mauritania after nearly 14 years of detention.
September 17, 2016 Guantanamo prisoner says Saudi 'royal' involved in terror plots An accused Al Qaeda bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona told military officials at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit him for violent extremist acts before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a newly released transcript.
September 15, 2016 House votes to halt Guantanamo detainee transfers The House on Thursday backed election-year legislation that temporarily would halt the transfer of more detainees from the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
August 16, 2016 Lawmakers slam 'reckless' Gitmo release as Obama speeds up transfers The Obama administration is facing renewed accusations from Republican lawmakers of putting national security at risk following the release of 15 more Guantanamo Bay detainees -- including former Usama bin Laden bodyguards and Al Qaeda bomb experts -- as the Pentagon works to fulfill the president’s vow to shutter the camp by the end of his term.
July 7, 2016 Lawmakers chide administration for losing track of detainee Lawmakers trying to block President Barack Obama from closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay scolded the administration Thursday for losing track of a former detainee who recently went missing after being resettled in Uruguay.
June 23, 2016 Rep. Walorski, Sen. Daines: Stop Guantanamo transfers. Americans' safety must come first Our nation is at war with radical Islamic terrorism, which continues to threaten Americans at home and abroad.
June 18, 2016 Former Guantanamo prisoner vanishes in South America, prompting search A former Guantanamo Bay prison living in Uruguay has vanished under mysterious circumstances, the Washington Post reports.
May 20, 2016 Afghan who faced charges at Guantanamo can now be released An Afghan who once faced war crimes charges at Guantanamo has now been cleared for release from the U.S. base in Cuba, the government announced Friday.
