Guantanamo prisoner transferred to Mauritania: Pentagon

Washington: The Pentagon on Monday said it had transferred a Guantanamo inmate to the government of Mauritania, bringing the military prison's remaining population down to 60.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, believed to be the last inmate from Mauritania held at the facility in Cuba, wrote the best-selling book, "Guantanamo Diary."

"The United States is grateful to the government of Mauritania for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing US efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the US Defense Department said in a statement.