US moves 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oman

The move has left 15 detainees in the prison - the smallest number at any point in its history.

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The move has left 15 detainees in the prison in Cuba - the smallest number at any point in its history.

In a statement, the Department of Defense thanked Oman for supporting US efforts "focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing" the facility.

None of the men captured after the 9/11 terror attacks had been charged with any crimes in their more than two decades in detention.

The transfer, which reportedly happened in the early hours on Monday, comes days before the accused mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is scheduled to plead guilty, following a deal with federal officials to avoid the death penalty.

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