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The Pentagon says Ahmed Abdel Aziz has been sent back to his native Mauritania after 13 years in custody at Guantanamo. He is the 14th prisoner released this year amid a continuing standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress over Obama’s attempt to close the detention center.
Aziz was initially detained as a suspected member of al-Qaeda with ties to some of the most senior members of the terrorist organization. He was captured by Pakistani authorities at a suspected al-Qaeda safe house and turned over to the US He was never charged with a crime.
The release of the 45-year-old Aziz was announced on Thursday.
There are now 113 prisoners at Guantanam
