2 Gitmo detainees sent to Chad, Iraq

2 Gitmo detainees sent to Chad, Iraq
Two Guantanamo detainees have been transferred to Chad and Iraq respectively, the US Justice Department has said in a statement.

According to the statement, Jawad Jabber Sadhkan arrived in Iraq overnight on Thursday and Mohammed al-Gharani, a young man with dual Chadian and Saudi nationalities, arrived in Chad on the same day.

"As our review of detainees continues, the support of the international community is critical to the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and the security of our country," said Matthew Olsen, Executive Director of the Guantanamo Review Task Force.

"We are grateful for the cooperation of the governments of Iraq and Chad and for their assistance on the successful transfer of these individuals," he said through a statement issued by the Justice Department.

The controversial US Navy-run detention camp in southeastern Cuba was established by the former US president George W. Bush in 2002 to house "war on terror" detainees.

The US president Barack Obama has pledged to shut the facility by January 2010. So far, eight detainees have been released from Guantanamo since Obama took office in January.