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Guantanamo Bay inmates to be transferred to other countries, US confirms Guantanamo Bay inmates to be transferred to other countries, US confirms
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The Pentagon plans to move around a dozen inmates from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba to at least two countries, as part of President Barack Obama's final push to close the facility. The Pentagon plans to move around a dozen inmates from Guantanamo Bay as part of President Barack Obama's final push to close the facility.
The prisoners are expected to have left Guantanamo in a couple of weeks, with the first transfers taking place in the next few days. The military did not disclose the prisoners' destinations. The prisoners are expected to have left the military prison within the next few weeks, with the first transfers taking place in the coming days. The military did not disclose the prisoners' destinations.
Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni man who has been on long-term hunger strike, is among the prisoners being transferred, an official told Reuters.  Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni man who has been on long-term hunger strike, is among those being transferred. 
Most of the 91 prisoners still at Guantanamo have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, leading to criticism from human rights campaigners. Most of the 91 prisoners still at Guantanamo have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, leading to criticism from human rights campaigners. 
President Obama said he wants to transfer the men to their home countries, or to maximum security prisons in the US.  President Obama has repeatedly said he wants to transfer the men to their home countries, or to maximum security prisons in the US. 
"I do not have a timeline on when particular detainees will be transferred from Guantanamo," Commander Gary Ross, a Deafence Department spokesman, said in a statement."I do not have a timeline on when particular detainees will be transferred from Guantanamo," Commander Gary Ross, a Deafence Department spokesman, said in a statement.
"However, the administration is committed to reducing the detainee population and to closing the detention facility responsibly.""However, the administration is committed to reducing the detainee population and to closing the detention facility responsibly."
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