July 5, 2017 First high-profile Al Qaeda suspect caught after 9/11 makes rare public appearance The first high-profile al-Qaida terror suspect captured after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 appeared Tuesday at a US government hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
July 5, 2017 At least two more former Gitmo detainees return to fighting Two more prisoners who were released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in the first six months of the year have returned to the battlefield, the White House said Wednesday.
July 4, 2017 Omar Khadr: Former Gitmo prisoner who killed US soldier to get $$$ from Canadian gov't The Canadian government will apologize and give millions to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan when he was 15, an official said Tuesday.
March 7, 2017 Ex-Gitmo detainee killed in US airstrike in Yemen, Pentagon says A former Guantanamo Bay detainee was among those killed in recent U.S. airstrikes on terror targets in Yemen.
February 28, 2017 Russian ballet dancer released from Gitmo fights return to homeland The day before Donald Trump took the presidential helm from Barack Obama, a former Russian ballet dancer, Ravil Mingazov, was granted the last seat on the last Middle East-bound plane as the final detainee released from Guantanamo Bay.
February 22, 2017 Gitmo likely to stay open for business under Trump, say top aides Top White House aides suggest that President Trump intends to keep the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay open, even as one former detainee's suicide attack near Mosul Tuesday underscored the danger of releasing dangerous captives.
February 18, 2017 Ex-Guantanamo detainee yearns to return to his cell A man who was a Guantanamo prisoner for eight years wants to return to his cell at the U.S. detention facility in Cuba, it was reported Saturday.
January 18, 2017 Guantanamo prisoner loses bid for release before Trump era A Guantanamo prisoner from Algeria lost a last-minute legal maneuver Wednesday to go home before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
January 17, 2017 US transferring 4 Gitmo detainees to UAE and Saudi Arabia, officials say The U.S. military will transfer four more detainees out of Guantanamo Bay this week ahead of President Obama’s final day in office, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the transfers tell Fox News.
January 16, 2017 US transfers 10 Guantanamo prisoners to Oman Oman said Monday it accepted 10 inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close.