Who's still being held at Guantánamo

 

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ISN 30 Ahmed al-Hikimi, Yemeni. In January 2010, a federal task force approved him for conditional return to his homeland, a third country or transfer to the United States if the prison camps in Cuba are closed. It said he was eligible for conditional release, if the security situation in Yemen improves -- or a viable third-country settlement or rehabilitation program is found.

ISN 31 Mahmud al-Mujahid, Yemeni. A multi-agency federal task force classified him in January 2010 as “continued detention pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001), as informed by principles of the laws of war," an indefinite detainee.

ISN 33 Mohammed al-Adahi, Yemeni. He won his habeas corpus lawsuit on Aug. 17, 2009 but lost when the government appealed the decision and the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the decision on July 13, 2010. In January 2010, a federal task force approved him for conditional return to his homeland, a third country or transfer to the United States if the prison camps in Cuba are closed. It said he was eligible for conditional release, if the security situation in Yemen improves -- or a viable third-country settlement or rehabilitation program is found.

ISN 34 Al-Khadr A al-Yafi, Yemeni. An Obama administration task force in January 2010 designated him as cleared for release.

ISN 35 Idris Idris, Yemeni. An Obama administration task force in January 2010 designated him as cleared for release.

ISN 36 Mahmud Idris, Sudanese. An Obama administration task force in January 2010 designated him as cleared for release.

ISN 37 Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahab, Yemeni. A multi-agency federal task force classified him in January 2010 as “continued detention pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001), as informed by principles of the laws of war," an indefinite detainee.

ISN 38 Rida S al-Yazidi, Tunisian. An Obama administration task force in January 2010 designated him as cleared for release.

ISN 39 Ali Hamza al Bahlul, Yemeni. A military commission convicted him of war crimes on Nov. 3, 2008 and sentenced him to life at Guantánamo for working as Osama bin Laden's media secretary in Afghanistan.

ISN 40 Abdelqadir al-Mudhaffari, Yemeni. In January 2010, a federal task force approved him for conditional return to his homeland, a third country or transfer to the United States if the prison camps in Cuba are closed. It said he was eligible for conditional release, if the security situation in Yemen improves -- or a viable third-country settlement or rehabilitation program is found.

ISN 41 Majid Abdu Ahmed, Yemeni. A multi-agency federal task force classified him in January 2010 as “continued detention pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001), as informed by principles of the laws of war," an indefinite detainee.

ISN 42 Abdul Rahman Shalabi, Saudi. He has been widely reported as one of the longest running most committed hunger strikers at the prison. A multi-agency federal task force classified him in January 2010 as “continued detention pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001), as informed by principles of the laws of war," an indefinite detainee.

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