United States Sends Eleven Guantanamo Bay Prisoners to Oman

washington - The United States has sent eleven Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Oman, reducing the total number of detainees in the facility to fifteen, the smallest number in about two decades.

The New York Times reported that the transfer of eleven Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Oman marks a significant reduction in the total number of detainees held at the facility, reaching the lowest count in about two decades.

At the beginning of President Joe Biden's term, approximately forty prisoners were held at the Cuban camp. However, due to the ongoing unrest in Yemen, the prisoners could not be repatriated to their home country.

The United States established the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in 2002 to detain suspects captured during the war on terror. Initially housing around twenty individuals, the population swelled to about 660 by 2003. The handling of detainees at 'Gitmo', as the camp was commonly known, has faced international criticism for years. President Biden has expressed his intention to close the prison before the end of his term.