Fewer than 100 prisoners remain at Guantanamo Bay, as 10 of them have been sent to Oman, marking a milestone in efforts to close the Cuban bay prison, according to the AP.
Ten prisoners of Yemeni origin were approved for relocation to Oman, leaving fewer than 100 people in the prison for the first time since it opened in January 2012.
US officials said the decision to release the prisoners represented progress towards US President Barack Obama's goal of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Special Envoy of the US Department of Foreign Affairs, Lee Woloski, thanked Oman for taking over 10 prisoners, who could not be returned to Yemen due to the conflict in that country.
He said that the US expects that by the summer of this year, about 40 prisoners will be released from Guantánamo.
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