Shawki Awad Balzuhair
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Shawki Awad Balzuhair is a citizen of Yemen
, held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
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The Department of Defense reports that Balzuhair was born on July 24, 1981, in Hadramout, Yemen and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 838.
As of August 18, 2011, Shawki Awad Balzuhair has been held at Guantanamo for eight years 10 months.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
, held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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The Department of Defense reports that Balzuhair was born on July 24, 1981, in Hadramout, Yemen and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 838.
As of August 18, 2011, Shawki Awad Balzuhair has been held at Guantanamo for eight years 10 months.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Seven: Captured in Pakistan (3 of 3) Andy Worthington, October 13, 2010