The Pentagon said Sunday it has released six detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Uruguay — the latest in a series of recent transfers that is rapidly emptying the prison.

Ahmed Adnan Ahjam, Ali Hussain Shaabaan, Omar Mahmoud Faraj, Abdul Bin Mohammed Abis Ourgy, Mohammed Tahanmatan, and Jihad Diyab all were unanimously approved by a review board for release, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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