But the costly operation could go on for years. By Carol Rosenberg Carol Rosenberg has been covering the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, since the first detainees were brought there on Jan. 11, 2002.

Of the 780 people ever detained at Guantánamo, 540 were released during the presidency of George W. Bush, who established the ...

The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.

With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20.

President Joe Biden is set to leave office Monday as the third president to try — and fail — to close the U.S. military ...

Pete Hegseth has been sworn in as Secretary of Defense despite a contentious confirmation process and allegations regarding ...

If Republicans are serious about cutting unnecessary spending, they can start by closing the Guantanamo Bay prison — which now detains just 15 people.

But Biden's team achieved a breakthrough in the case last summer: Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed agreed to plead guilty and serve life in prison in exchange for taking the death ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is reaching a pivotal moment this month.

In a major development, the Pentagon on Monday announced the transfer 11 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to Oman, a move that now leaves only 15 detainees still at the detention facility. "The ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia is looking into ways to repatriate an al Qaeda-linked Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in ...

The US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay remains open after 23 years, despite pledges by two presidents to close it and only 15 detainees remaining. Al-Monitor's Rosaleen Carroll joins ...