Oman, which has a custodial rehabilitation program for Islamist extremists, previously took in 20 detainees, all Yemenis. The Pentagon had not yet formally announced the transfer or named the 10 men, but a defense official confirmed that 10 prisoners had been transferred to Oman. Both were added to the transfer list last year by a parole-like board, but Mr. Carter did not sign off on a repatriation arrangement for them by the deadline. The 2012 intelligence authorization act, for example, included transfers undertaken pursuant to a judicial order in the required waiting period. But several recent defense authorization acts exempted judicially ordered transfers.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 17:45 UTC