They also hailed Mr.Obama's vow to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp within a year, although they are more cautious about possibly accepting ex-detainees.

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The Pentagon has been trying to gradually reduce the number of prisoners being held at the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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During his run for the White House, Obama pledged to improve ties with the Muslim world, draw down U.S. troops in Iraq and close the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Men from the UK who were held at Guantanamo sued the government for damages for its alleged complicity in their detention and transfer to the US military camp.

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