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Pentagon says detainee was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia

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The U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday that detainee Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia.

Monastir, Tunisia © Mena Today 

Monastir, Tunisia © Mena Today 

The U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday that detainee Ridah Bin Saleh Al-Yazidi was repatriated from Guantanamo Bay to Tunisia.

It said 26 detainees remain at the facility, of which 14 are eligible for transfer.

Reporting by Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward

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