Three detainees released from Guantanamo

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Three detainees at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp have been freed -- one to Yemen and two to Ireland, the Obama administration said.

The transfer reduced the camp's prison population to 223, including an estimated 75 men the Obama administration has approved for future release, The Miami Herald reported Sunday.

The weekend transfer included Yemeni Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, 26, who was sent home in compliance with a federal court order that said the U.S. government lacked evidence to indefinitely detain him on grounds he fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan or conspired with al-Qaida in Pakistan.

In March 2002, Ahmed was captured in a raid in Pakistan along with alleged terrorist Abu Zubaydah, who remains at Guantanamo.

The two detainees transferred to Ireland were citizens of Uzbekistan who feared persecution if they returned home, Irish authorities said. One of the men is believed to be Oybek Jabbarov, 31, said through his lawyer he wanted to work as a shepherd in Ireland, the Herald reported.