YEMEN Press Agency

Sanaa conducts prisoner exchange with Al-Qaeda in Shabwa front

SANAA, Feb. 19 (YPA) – Head of the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs Abdulqader al-Mortada, revealed on Sunday that an exchange operation has been conducted with the so-called “Al-Qaeda Organization” on Shabwa front.

“The exchange included three prisoners from Sanaa in exchange for two Al-Qaeda prisoners who were captured on Bayda fronts,” Al-Mortada said in a tweet on Twitter.

He pointed out that this operation confirms that Al-Qaeda organization is an essential part of the Saudi-led coalition and its participation with the coalition forces on most of the fighting fronts

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