U.S. releases 2 Guantánamo prisoners, leaving 27 at American camp in Cuba

The Pentagon announced two more prisoners were released Wednesday from Guantánamo Bay. Another prisoner's release was announced earlier this week.

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Kenyan prisoner released from Guantánamo after 18 years without charges

A Kenyan prisoner was released from the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay on Tuesday after spending more than a decade imprisoned without charges. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu, 51, served 17 ...
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US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say

The U.S. military has brought an American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months out of the country
ABC News - 4d
Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria is released to U.S. forces, officials say

Travis Timmerman, the missing Missouri man who was unexpectedly found in Syria after he said he crossed into the country to make a "pilgrimage," was flown out by the U.S. military to Jordan, two ...
NBC News - 5d
American Travis Timmerman flown out of Syria after release from prison

A U.S. defense official told CBS News that Travis Timmerman was flown out of Syria and into Jordan by the U.S. military and handed over to the State Department.
CBS News - 5d
U.S. indicts 2 former Syrian officials, accuses them of torturing prisoners

Two former high-ranking Syrian military figures who played key roles in President Bashar al-Assad's now-deposed regime have been indicted on war crimes charges in the United States and accused of ...
NBC News - Dec. 10
Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison

Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.
NBC News - Dec. 9
Idaho murder suspect recaptured after walking away from prison work camp: Authorities

A murder suspect who walked away from a correctional facility in Idaho has been recaptured after a 24-hour manhunt, authorities said.
ABC News - Dec. 6
Legendary drug lord released after serving 25 years in U.S. prison

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and his brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
CBS News - Dec. 5
Cuba’s national grid collapses again, leaving millions without power

Blackouts reported across country as government grapples with economic crisis, fuel shortages and hurricanes. Cuba’s national electrical system collapsed early on Wednesday morning after the ...
The Guardian - Dec. 4

U.S. releases 2 Guantánamo prisoners, leaving 27 at American camp in Cuba

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Kenyan prisoner released from Guantánamo after 18 years without charges

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