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Here you can take a look at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and its detention centers.
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The base, sometimes referred to as "Gitmo," is located in southeastern Cuba, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay.
The United States has leased the 116.5 square kilometers where the base is located since 1903. The base shares a border of just over 27 kilometers with Cuba.
The lease can only be terminated by mutual agreement.
Approximately 6,000 service members, civilians and contractors work on the base.
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Although US President Barack Obama promised to close the prison within a year, the government has been struggling to try the accused terrorists and transfer them before the deadline.
Military officials at the prison point to a better standard of living and state-of-the-art medical treatment available to detainees, but the facility's international reputation remains tied to "improved interrogation techniques" like the submarine employed under the Bush administration.
(Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)
Detention centers
In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent military operations in Afghanistan, the current migrant detention centers at Guantanamo were repurposed to house detainees in the "war on terror."
During the administration of President George W. Bush (2001-2009), the United States asserted that the detainees at Guantanamo Bay were not in the United States and were therefore not protected by the United States Constitution, and that "enemy combatant" status meant they could be denied some legal protections.
There are currently 39 detainees in Guantanamo Bay.
More than 700 detainees have been at Guantanamo since it opened.
The peak population reached 684 detainees in June 2003. According to Human Rights First, 500 detainees were transferred or released during the Bush administration and 197 detainees were transferred or released during the Obama administration.
At least nine detainees have died in custody.
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) spent about $ 445 million to manage Guantanamo Bay in 2015, up from $ 522.2 million in 2010.
An image shows the belongings of a prisoner in a prison cell in Camp V at the United States military prison for 'enemy combatants' on June 25, 2013 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images).
Chronology
July 19, 2021
: The Department of Defense announces the transfer of Abdul Latif Nasir to Morocco.
This marks the first transfer of a detainee from Guantanamo Bay under the Biden administration.
February 12, 2021:
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki indicates during a press conference that the Joe Biden administration intends to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center by the end of his term. , which houses approximately 40 prisoners.
"That is certainly our goal and our intention," he says.
June 10, 2019:
The Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the indefinite detention of detainees suspected of terrorist activities who have not yet been charged after being held for almost two decades in the detention center.
April 29, 2019:
According to a press release from the Department of Defense, US Navy Rear Admiral John Ring, commander of the Guantanamo Joint Task Force, was relieved of his post "due to a loss confident in his ability to command. "
January 9, 2019:
Navy Capt.John Nettleton is arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, cover-up, falsification of records and false statements during an investigation into the death of Christopher Tur, a civilian worker who drowned near the Guantanamo Bay in 2015. Later, Nettleton is convicted of obstructing justice in connection with Tur's death.
May 2, 2018:
The Department of Defense announces the transfer of Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi to Saudi Arabia.
This marks the first transfer of a detainee from Guantanamo Bay under the Trump administration.
May 2, 2018:
The Pentagon delivers its recommendations for new policies regarding detainees captured on the battlefield and the transfer of those individuals to Guantanamo Bay, one day after the deadline established by an executive order from the January 30 signed by Trump.
January 30, 2018:
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to keep the detention center open and opens the door for new prisoners to be sent there.
July 5, 2017:
The Toronto Star and other media outlets report that former detainee Khadr, a Canadian who spent 10 years in Guantanamo Bay after fighting US troops in Afghanistan, is receiving more than $ 10 million from Canadian dollars and an apology from the Canadian government.
Khadr had sued the Canadian government for violating international law by allegedly failing to protect its citizens and conspiring with his American captors, whom he claimed abused him.
April 15, 2016:
The Department of Defense announces the transfer of 15 detainees to the United Arab Emirates.
It is the largest transfer since Obama took office.
December 1, 2015:
The Department of Defense reveals that a case of mistaken identity has kept Mustafa Abd-al-Qawi Abd-al-Aziz al-Shamiri in Guantanamo Bay for more than 13 years.
Shamiri is a fighter associated with US-designated terrorist groups, but he was also believed to be a facilitator and trainer for Al Qaeda.
US officials now say these activities were carried out by another extremist with a similar name.
October 30, 2015:
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held in the prison camp, arrives home in the UK after his release.
February 18, 2015:
A US military appeals court overturns the conviction of David Hicks, an Australian who pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorism.
Hicks was the first Guantanamo detainee to be convicted in a military court.
December 7, 2014:
Six detainees are transferred to Uruguay, including Abu Wa'el Dhiab, who has been on a hunger strike.
Dhiab took his fight against force-feeding to federal court in the District of Columbia.
November 5, 2014:
Detainee Fawzi Odah is released.
He will be repatriated to Kuwait where he will remain in custody for a year, in a rehabilitation program.
October 3, 2014:
District Judge Gladys Kessler orders the release of videotapes showing detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab being force-fed.
August 21, 2014:
The US Government Accountability Office declares that the Department of Defense violated federal law by exchanging five Taliban detainees for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl without giving Congress proper notice.
May 31, 2014: The
United States transfers five detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar in exchange for the release of US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
They are: Khair Ulla Said Wali Khairkhwa, Mullah Mohammad Fazl, Mullah Norullah Nori, Abdul Haq Wasiq and Mohammad Nabi Omari.
May 29, 2014:
Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani, detained since December 2001, is released.
May 22, 2014:
United States District Judge Gladys Kessler lifts a temporary restraining order that had stopped the force-feeding of detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab.
Kessler rules that he must be force-fed due to the "very real probability that Mr. Dhiab will die."
February 2014:
Detainee Fawzi Odah files suit regarding the impending completion of US combat operations in Afghanistan.
His lawyers argue that holding the detainees after the end of active hostilities is a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
December 31, 2013:
The last three Uighur Chinese detainees at Guantanamo Bay are transferred to Slovakia.
September 2013:
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence publishes a report, which says that some former detainees are returning to terrorist activities after being released.
The study says that of the 603 detainees who have been released, 100 of them have resumed the fight against the United States.
June 6, 2013:
US spokesman Captain Robert Durand says 103 detainees remain on hunger strike, and 41 of them are being force-fed.
May 23, 2013:
In a speech at the National Defense University, President Obama calls on Congress to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, saying: "Given my relentless pursuit of Al Qaeda leadership government, there is no justification beyond politics for Congress to prevent us from closing a detention center that should never have been opened. "
May 16, 2013:
Army Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House announces that 102 of the 166 detainees are on hunger strike and that 30 of them are being fed by tubes.
Three have been hospitalized.
April 22, 2013:
US spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale says 84 detainees are currently on hunger strike, more than half of the 166 detainees.
April 13, 2013:
Detainees armed with "improvised weapons" clash with guards.
The guards responded by firing "four less-than-lethal rounds," according to the Guantanamo Joint Task Force.
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March 5, 2013:
US military spokesman Robert Durand announces that 28 of the 166 prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are on hunger strike.
According to Durand, ten of the detainees are being force-fed.
September 8, 2012:
A detainee is found dead in his cell.
The US Southern Command later identifies him as 32-year-old Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif from Yemen.
May 18, 2011:
A detainee identified as Inayatullah (also known as Hajji Nassim) commits suicide in his cell.
April 24, 2011:
Nearly 800 classified US military documents obtained by WikiLeaks reveal details about the alleged terrorist activities of Al Qaeda members captured and housed in US Navy detention centers at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
According to the Washington Post, these include intelligence assessments of nearly all of the 779 individuals who have been detained at Guantanamo since 2002.
April 4, 2011:
US Attorney General Eric Holder announces that five detainees will face a military trial at Guantanamo Bay.
March 7, 2011:
President Obama announces that the United States will resume the use of military tribunals to try Guantanamo Bay detainees.
February 2011:
Detainee Awal Gul collapses and dies of an apparent heart attack after exercising.
October 25, 2010:
Omar Khadr, detained at Guantanamo Bay, pleads guilty to all charges against him.
Khadr is sentenced to 40 years in prison, but will serve eight years as part of his cooperation agreement.
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5 December 2009:
The Obama administration announced that between 70 and 100 detainees will be transferred to an empty prison in Thomson, Illinois.
November 18, 2009:
President Obama announces that the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center will not close before January 22, 2010 due to difficulties in relocating prisoners.
November 13, 2009:
United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced that five detainees, accused of complicity in the September 11 attacks, will be transferred to New York City to be tried in a civil court. .
They are: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi.
Another five detainees will be transferred to the United States and their cases will be heard before military courts.
They are: Omar Khadr, Mohammed Kamin, Ibrahim al Qosi, Noor Uthman Muhammed and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
January 22, 2009:
President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close Guantanamo within one year.
January 20, 2009:
On the day of his inauguration, President Barack Obama directs the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, to ask prosecutors to seek a 120-day postponement so that the terrorism cases at Guantanamo can be reviewed.
December 7, 2008:
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi tell a judge that they want to make a full confession.
August 6, 2008:
Salim Hamdan is found guilty of five counts of material support for a terrorist organization.
He is then sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
July 21, 2008:
Salim Hamdan pleads not guilty at the opening of the first war crimes trial in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
He is accused of transporting Osama Bin Laden and some missiles in connection with the terrorist activity.
June 12, 2008:
The United States Supreme Court rules 5-4 that detainees have a constitutional right to challenge their detention.
June 5, 2008:
The alleged conspirators of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi are indicted.
May 30, 2007:
A Saudi detainee is found dead after an apparent suicide.
March 15, 2007:
During a military hearing, a transcript of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is released in which he confesses to being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
March 12, 2007:
Walid Muhammad Salih bin Attash, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, admits to helping orchestrate the 1998 bombings of the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and the USS Cole in Yemen in the 2000.
January 9, 2007:
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he expects Australian citizen David Hicks to be indicted "in a matter of weeks."
Hicks has been detained without charge at Guantanamo Bay since January 12, 2002.
September 6, 2006:
President George W. Bush acknowledges that the CIA has kept terror suspects in secret prisons abroad.
He announces the transfer of 14 captured al Qaeda operatives, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi bin al Shibh and Abu Zubaydah, to Gitmo.
June 29, 2006:
The Supreme Court severely limits the power of the United States government to hold military tribunals for terrorism suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay.
The 5-3 ruling actually means officers will propose new procedures to prosecute at least 10 "enemy combatants" awaiting trial or release them from military custody.
June 10, 2006:
Guards find three detainees - Ali Abdullah Ahmed, Mani al-Habardi al-Utaybi and Yassar Talal al-Zahrani - dead in their cells after an apparent suicide.
May 15, 2006:
The Department of Defense releases another list of current and former detainees to the AP.
They say this list of 759 names includes everyone who has ever been detained at Gitmo, since 2001. The list did not include the names of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or Ramzi bin al Shibh.
April 19, 2006:
Following an Associated Press Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the Pentagon publishes the most detailed and extensive list of detainees ever provided.
The list provides the names and nationalities of 558 detainees who have gone through a hearing at Guantanamo Bay.
July 13, 2005:
A report submitted to the Senate Armed Services details the questioning of Mohamed al-Khatani, "20th kidnapper" suspected in the 9/11 attacks.
He was forced to wear a bra, dance with a man, and do canine tricks while on a leash.
But military investigators said that was not considered prohibited or inhumane treatment.
January 18, 2005:
The Supreme Court declines to consider whether the government's plan for military trials unfairly denies detainees their basic legal rights.
June 28, 2004:
The Supreme Court splits and rules that Guantanamo detainees have some rights but does not specify how these rights will be exercised.
January 11, 2002:
The first detainees from Afghanistan and Pakistan arrive at the "Camp X-Ray" temporary detention center.
1994-1995:
More than 55,000 Cubans and Haitians are captured at sea and held in Guantánamo.
1991:
Approximately 34,000 Haitian refugees are detained at the base, fleeing a coup in Haiti.
1934:
Cuba and the United States sign a perpetual lease in which they rent the 116.5 square kilometers of Cuban territory to the United States for US $ 4,085 a year.
1903:
The new Republic of Cuba leases 116.5 square kilometers of land in Guantanamo Bay to the United States for the construction of a naval base.
The construction of the naval base begins that same year.
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