US Says It Repatriated a Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Algeria

An exit door where released detainees are turned over to the countries that have agreed to accept them is seen at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, on June 3, 2017. Carlos Barria/Reuters, File Photo

WASHINGTON—The United States has repatriated to Algeria a man who was held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly two decades after being accused of conspiring with al Qaeda, the Department of Defense said on Saturday.

The department identified the man as Sufiyan Barhoumi, a native of Algeria, and said his detention at the U.S. military base was “no longer necessary.”