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August 16, 2016

Pentagon Releases 15 Prisoners from Guantánamo Bay
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The Pentagon has announced it's released 15 prisoners from Guantánamo
Bay, marking the largest single transfer since President Obama took
office. The 15 men were sent to the United Arab Emirates. Each had been
imprisoned by the United States for about 14 years without trial. There
are now 61 prisoners remaining at Guantánamo. Of them, 20 have been
cleared for release-some have been cleared for more than a decade.
President Obama promised to close the prison at the beginning of his
first term in office nearly eight years ago.


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