YEMEN Press Agency

165 war prisoners of Yemen army released in exchange operation

 SHABWA, Jan. 29 (YPA) – A total of 165 war prisoners of Yemen army have been released on Monday in an exchange deal with militias loyal to Saudi-led coalition in Shabwa province, Head of the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs General Abd Al-Qader al-Mortadha told Yemen Press Agency.

 SHABWA, Jan. 29 (YPA) – A total of 165 war prisoners of Yemen army have been released on Monday in an exchange deal with militias loyal to Saudi-led coalition in Shabwa province, Head of the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs General Abd Al-Qader al-Mortadha told Yemen Press Agency.

The exchange operation, in which 165 prisoners were released from the Yemeni army forces in exchange for the release of 110 prisoners from the other side who were in the army’s hands, was done through local mediation from tribal sheikhs in Shabwa front, after efforts lasted three weeks, al-Mortadha said.

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