Two Gitmo detainees released this year returned to terrorist groups

Published September 15, 2016 12:56am ET



Two of the 17 prisoners who were released from Guantanamo Bay in the first six months of 2016 have returned to fighting for terrorist organizations, the U.S. government confirmed to Reuters late Wednesday.

A total of nine prisoners released from the U.S. naval base in Cuba have rejoined militant groups since the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency in 2009, a report released by the Office of Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday found.

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