Category: Guantanamo

Ex-Maryland Man Who Joined al-Qaida Sentenced at Guantanamo

FORT MEADE, Md.—A military jury imposed a sentence of 26 years Friday on a former Maryland man who admitted joining the al-Qaida terrorist group and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. But under a plea deal, the man could be released as soon as next year because of his cooperation with U.S….


Bali Bomb Case Starts in Guantanamo 18 Years After Capture

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba—Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center had their first day in court Monday after being held by the United States for 18 years without charge in connection with the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other plots in Southeast Asia. Indonesian prisoner Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, and two…