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Freed From Gitmo—to Kill in Iraq  

Posted May 8, 08 3:29 AM CDT in Crime,  US    Most Covered

(newser) – One of the suicide bombers responsible for a series of attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul last month is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, reports the New York Times. The Kuwaiti, originally detained in Afghanistan, is said to have traveled to Iraq via Syria to join jihadists after his release in 2005. Several Gitmo detainees are known to have returned to insurgent status, officials say.

“Some have subsequently been killed in combat and participated in suicide bomber attacks,” said a US military spokesman.

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Freed From Gitmo—to Kill in Iraq
A detainee inside Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. A detainee released by a tribunal in 2005 carried out a suicide bombing in Mosul last month.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Freed From Gitmo—to Kill in Iraq
An Iraqi Civil Defense team puts out a fire after a bombing in Mosul. A recent suicide attack in the city was carried out by a Guantanamo detainee released in 2005.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Freed From Gitmo—to Kill in Iraq
A recent suicide attack in the city of Mosul, Iraq was carried out by a Guantanamo detainee released in 2005.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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