Guantanamo detainee sent back to Tunisia: US
Khaleej Times|January 01, 2025
The US Defense Department said on Monday it had repatriated to Tunisia one of the remaining detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison.

Ridah Bin Saleh Al Yazidi was one of the first prisoners sent to Guantanamo Bay, which was hastily opened in 2002 under president George W. Bush, according to the New York Times.

He was found eligible for transfer “by a rigorous interagency review process”, a Defence Department statement said.

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