Freed Guantanamo prisoner head of Yemen al-Qaida

A freed Guantanamo Bay terror detainee has re-emerged as an al-Qaida commander in Yemen, the US said today.

The confirmation that Said Ali al-Shihri was now leading a Yemeni branch of Osama bin Laden’s terror network highlights the difficulty US president Barack Obama faces in his efforts to close the Cuba detention centre and decide the fates of its captives.