Houthi announcement of a prisoner exchange deal in Marib

English - Wednesday 19 May 2021 الساعة 05:13 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:

The Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, announced, on Tuesday, a new prisoner exchange deal, with the forces affiliated with the legitimacy, in Ma'rib, in the east of the country.

Houthi leader Ahmed Abu Hamra, deputy head of the so-called Prisoners Affairs Committee of the militia, said that 16 prisoners of his group had been freed in a local exchange at the Ma'rib front.

The Houthi media published the names of the released prisoners.

This is the third exchange operation this month, as the Houthis announced on May 10 the completion of a deal involving 17 of their captives in Marib.