The 17 British Guantanamo Bay detainees who were set free

Jamal al-Harith, 50

Father-of three from Manchester. Born Ronald Fiddler to church-going Jamaican parents. Converted to Islam, went to Pakistan “to study”. Was captured in Afghanistan. Died during a suicide bombing in Iraq, February 2017.

Shafiq Rasul, age 38

From Tipton, West Midlands. Went to Pakistan a month after 9/11, apparently for a computer course. Seized in Afghanistan, taken to Cuba, but released in 2004. Launched lawsuit against the US.

Mohamed al-Habashi, 40

Arrived in UK in 1994 seeking asylum from Ethiopia. Converted in 2001 and went to Pakistan, then Afghanistan. Held for seven years, four in Guantanamo. Came back to UK in 2009 and married. Listed online as a property developer.

Jamil el-Banna, 63

One of the oldest Guantanamo Brits. Jordanian refugee who settled in London. Held in Cuba in 2003 after capture in Gambia. Returned to the UK in 2007. Arrested briefly after Spanish extradition request, but charges dropped in 2008.

Omar Deghayes, 47

Libyan-born, settled in Brighton in 1980s. Studied law but dropped out and went to Afghanistan. Detained in Pakistan in 2003 and sent to Cuba. Returned to the UK in 2007, arrested with Jamil el-Banna. Charges dropped.

Abdenour Sameur

Algerian army deserter who came to UK in 1999 and settled in Harrow, north London. Struggled to adapt as a Muslim in the West and went to Afghanistan. Arrested in mountains with other Arabs. Returned in 2007.

Bisher al-Rawi, 54

Fled Saddam’s Iraq with his family when aged 16. Settled in London. Engineering student who started his own business. Held in 2002 in Gambia along with his friend Jamil el-Banna. Returned in 2007. Volunteer for campaign group Cage.

Feroz Abbasi, 34

Came to Britain from Uganda, aged eight. Converted to Islam after a mugging. December 2001, arrested by the Americans in Afghanistan. Released from Guantanamo in 2005, returned to Croydon, where he was brought up.

Moazzam Begg, 46

Moved his family to Afghanistan but arrested in 2002 in Islamabad. Sent to Cuba in 2003 and released in 2005. Always said he was a charity worker not a terrorist. Arrested after going to Syria in 2012 and 2013, but charges dropped.

Richard Belmar, 35

West Londoner and Catholic schoolboy. Converted to Islam in his teens. Went to Pakistan before 9/11 but captured in an alleged al-Qaeda safe house there. Moved to Guantanamo, released in 2005.

Martin Mubanga, 42

Moved to the UK from Zambia in the 1970s. Holds dual citizenship. Raised a Catholic in London, converted to Islam in his 20s. Visited Pakistan in 2000. Held in Zambia, sent to Cuba. Released in 2005 and bought £320k house in London.

Asif Iqbal, 34

Another of the so-called Tipton Three. Wrote to President George Bush about his time in Guantanamo. Went to Pakistan to find a bride with his father. Later went alone to Karachi, detained in Afghanistan.

Ruhal Ahmed, 34

Of Bangladeshi extraction and last of the Tipton Three. Went to Pakistan in 2001 with Shafiq Rasul and Asif Iqbal. Held by US forces in Kandahar. Sent to Cuba. The film, The Road to Guantanamo, based on the three from Tipton.

Tarek Dergoul, 39

Son of a Moroccan baker from east London. Former care worker flew to Pakistan in 2001 to learn Arabic. Believed held in Tora Bora mountains. Released from Cuba in 2004. Launched civil action against MI5 and MI6 over torture.

Mohammed al-Ahmed Rachidi

London-based chef of Moroccan extraction. Arrested in Pakistan after going there in 2001 on business. Says he went to Afghanistan to help refugees and was held when crossing back. Now lives in Tangier with wife and three children.

Shaker Aamer, 50

Originally from Saudi Arabia but a UK resident since 1996. He was only returned to the UK in 2015 after 13 years in detention without charge. Seized in Afghanistan in 2001 by bounty hunters who handed him to the Americans.

Ahmed Belbacha, 49

Released into the custody of the Algerian government in 2014 after 12 years held in Guantanamo without charge. Seized in Pakistan in 2002 and handed to the CIA. Opened legal proceedings against the US government over alleged force-feeding.