New prisoners an option

United States officials say the Guantanamo Bay detention centre could receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a decade under one option being considered as the US withdraws its forces from Syria and works to resolve the fate of hundreds of captured Islamic State fighters. Us-backed Syrian fighters hold nearly 1000 suspected IS fighters and have warned they may not be able to continue to secure them after the withdrawal ordered by President Donald Trump in December. The State Department and Pentagon say the foreign fighters should be repatriated and prosecuted, but Guantanamo remains an option for those who are not. Experts say sending IS suspects to Guantanamo would open up legal challenges, but US military officials have said the base can accommodate additional prisoners.