Important progress in the Yemen conflict
Yemeni rebels and government forces have freed scores of prisoners, including a woman, on the last of a three-day exchange of more than 800 detainees, boosting hopes of ending their protracted war, Aljazeera reports.
Important progress in the Yemen conflict
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Important progress in the Yemen conflict

Photo: AFP/Anadolu Agency/Mohammed Hamoud
Eurasia 18/04/2023 16:21

Yemeni rebels and government forces have freed scores of prisoners, including a woman, on the last of a three-day exchange of more than 800 detainees, boosting hopes of ending their protracted war, Aljazeera reports.

Five flights carrying nearly 200 detainees from both sides flew between the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the government-controlled northern city of Marib, the article adds.

The operation “concluded successfully” on Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

The ICRC’s Fatima Sator, who has travelled on the flights with the released prisoners, told Al Jazeera it is “such a beautiful moment full of happiness and joy that we can witness at the airport each time.”
Photo: AFP/Anadolu Agency/Mohammed Hamoud
“These operations are all about reunifying families,” Sator said. “This week nearly 900 detainees were reunified with their families, which means thousands of people will be able to spend Eid together this year,” she told Aljazeera.
Source: AFP/Anadolu Agency/Elmurod Usubaliev

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