US Secretary off State John Kerry says Washington’s very grateful for this humanitarian gesture from the West African country.

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The Pentagon says the transfer of prisoners, Salem Abdu Salam Ghereby and Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjour Umar, brings the number of inmates being held in Guantanamo down to 89.

This includes 35 inmates approved for transfer if security conditions can be met.

Several more prisoners are expected to be transferred from the facility this month, and officials expect to move all of those cleared for transfer out of the facility by the end of the summer.

The US is bent on completely closing down the Guantanamo detention centre.

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