After their release from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, more than 200 former inmates have reportedly reengaged with terrorism following their release, with many still on the run.
According to a declassified Office of National Intelligence report obtained by the Daily Mail, dated December 18, 2020, 229 former Guantanamo Bay inmates have returned to terrorist groups and activities.
Of those 229, 125 are confirmed to have reengaged in acts of terrorism since their release, with the remaining 104 being suspected of reengaging, according to the Daily Mail.
151 of those 229 are listed as being at large, as of August 31, 2020, meaning 66 percent of those who reengage are not in custody.
In addition, 37 of the 229 are in foreign custody, and 39 are marked as deceased.
Former President Donald Trump had signed an executive order to keep the infamous prison for the world's most dangerous terrorists open, but upon assuming office, President Joe Biden reversed the order with the end-goal being to close the facility permanently.
The report revealed that some detainees that were in the facility at the time of publishing may still seek to reengage with terrorist organizations after their release.
"Based on trends identified during the past 17 years, we assess that some detainees currently at GTMO will seek to reengage in terrorist or insurgent activities after they are transferred," the report stated.
"Transfers to countries with ongoing conflicts and internal instability as well as recruitment by insurgent and terrorist organizations could pose an increased risk of reengagement," it continued.
"While enforcement of transfer conditions probably has deterred many former detainees from reengagement, some detainees determined to reengage have and will do so regardless of any transfer conditions, albeit at a lower rate than if they were transferred without conditions," the report added.
Among those release detainees that reengaged in terrorism is Khairullah Khairkhwa, who despite being sent to Qatar after his release, helped broker the US withdrawal terms earlier this year.
Khairkhwa was one of the "Taliban Five" released under the Obama administration in exchange for American soldier Bowe Bergdahl's release.
Khairkhwa is regarded as being one of the mastermind's behind the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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