France said on Friday it had demanded clear information from the United States on why six French nationals are being held in the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military base and planned to send another delegation there. The six were arrested in early 2002 and are currently held by the United States military as “enemy combatants,” and not prisoners of war who are granted a wide range of protections under international law. About 660 suspected Taliban and al Qaeda members are being held at Guantanamo since being captured during the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, which followed the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Full Story
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