U.S. transfers two Libyans to Senegal from Guantanamo prison

Two Libyans held for years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been flown to Senegal for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Monday, the latest move in President Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility. The two men were the first of a group of about a dozen who are expected […]

Two Libyans held for years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been flown to Senegal for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Monday, the latest move in President Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility.
The two men were the first of a group of about a dozen who are expected to be transferred in coming weeks to at least two countries that have agreed to take them, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
With the latest departures, there are now 89 prisoners at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo. Most have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, drawing international condemnation.
The Pentagon identified the two Libyans as Salem Abdu Salam Ghereby and Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjour Umar.
They were among a group of prisoners, now numbering 35 following their departure, who have been cleared for transfer by a U.S. government inter-agency task force.