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Guantánamo convict sues to stop US plan to send him to prison in Iraq
An Iraqi who pleaded guilty to commanding insurgents who committed war crimes in Afghanistan filed suit in federal court on Friday, seeking to stop his transfer from the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in Iraq.
Hadi, who says his real name is Nashwan al-Tamir, is the oldest and most disabled prisoner at the offshore detention site as a result of a paralyzing spine disease and six surgeries at the base. In 2022, he pleaded guilty to war crimes charges, accep... [4888 chars]