WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Convicted detainees in "war on terror" could be executed at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, according to a new code adopted by the U.S. Army, the U.S. military suggested Tuesday.

    The new rules authorize the army to set the location for executions "imposed by military courts-martial or military tribunals and authorized by the president of the United States," according to Sheldon Smith, a U.S. Army spokesman.

    "Enemy combatants could be affected by this regulation," he said.

    The new regulations were announced in an order signed by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker on Jan. 17, which allow military executions to be conducted at locations other than Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, previously the only authorized site for such executions.

    Only 10 Guantanamo detainees have so far been charged and referred to special military commissions for trial, none on capital charges.

    U.S. analysts said they do not see any imminent military executions, and the new regulations are probably aimed to facilitate capital punishment ruled by the military tribunals in Guantanamo. Enditem