WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Monday that a March 2 strike against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen killed a former detainee from the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
“We can confirm the death of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Yasir al Silmi,” said Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, adding al Silmi had been held at the detention center from 2002 to 2009.
US strike in Yemen kills former Guantanamo Bay detainee
US strike in Yemen kills former Guantanamo Bay detainee
