Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush was captured 21 years ago in Pakistan as a “law of war detainee” during the widespread search for terrorist threats by the U.S. following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The U.S. has transferred Guantanamo detainee Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush back to his home country of Algeria citing that his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.