'High risk' al Qaeda member transferred from Guantanamo Bay

Defense Department officials announced that another detainee was transferred from Guantanamo Bay and placed in the custody of the Italian government.

Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman has been at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, but military officials have been conducting security reviews to see which detainees could be transferred to foreign facilities. “As a result of that review, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, Suleiman was unanimously approved for transfer by the six departments and agencies comprising the task force,” the Defense Department announcement said.