A notorious Somali criminal is to be released from the Guantanamo Bay with the blessings of the United States government.
The 47-year old Guled Hassan Duran has been in detention in Guantanamo for more than 17 years.
On Monday, January 10, he received news of his impending release.
US authorities arrested Guled back in 2004 in Djibouti.
Later, the US government transferred him to Guantanamo Bay, which was established in Cuba in 2002.
All this time, Guled has never been charged.