Public outcry in Ghana following decision to transfer two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the country. Many say they view the men as a security threat to the West African nation, located in a region struggling to cope with the rise of several militant Islamist insurgencies.
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British resident held in Guantanamo Bay says UK officers witnessed torture
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay says British security officers witnessed him being tortured in Afghanistan.
Former U.S. war prisoner Bergdahl faces possible life in prison
Ex-U.S. war prisoner U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is charged with desertion, misbehavior.
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