(CNN)The United States announced the transfer of six detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman as part of an effort to eventually close the detention center in Cuba.
All six detainees are Yemeni, and include alleged members of the al Qaeda terror group.
With the latest transfer, 116 detainees remain at the facility as the clock ticks toward the end of President Barack Obama's term.
Obama signed an executive order on his third day in office in January 2009 to begin the process of shutting down Guantanamo Bay.
"The United States is grateful to the government of Oman for its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the Defense Department said in a statement.