Yemen gov’t, Houthis to release more than 1,600 POWs in ‘largest’ swap
The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides
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- The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides
- Yemen gov’t, Houthis to release more than 1,600 POWs in ‘largest’ swap
The stakes
- They also agreed on an implementation plan with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to move forward with the release operation
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- Under the accord, the Houthis will release 580 prisoners, including seven Saudis and 20 Sudanese, while the government will release 1,100 Houthi prisoners, Houthi official Abdulqader al-Mortada said in a post on social media on Thursday
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Original report Yemen gov’t, Houthis to release more than 1,600 POWs in ‘largest’ swap
Publisher: Al Jazeera · Published May 14, 4:26 pm · aljazeera.com
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The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides
Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have signed a United Nations-backed agreement in Jordan to exchange more than 1,600 detainees, marking the largest prisoner exchange since the country’s civil war began in September 2014
What happened
- The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides
- Yemen gov’t, Houthis to release more than 1,600 POWs in ‘largest’ swap
- Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have signed a United Nations-backed agreement in Jordan to exchange more than 1,600 detainees, marking the largest prisoner exchange since the country’s civil war began in September 2014
- Under the accord, the Houthis will release 580 prisoners, including seven Saudis and 20 Sudanese, while the government will release 1,100 Houthi prisoners, Houthi official Abdulqader al-Mortada said in a post on social media on Thursday
- Separately, Yahya Kazman, the deputy head of the government negotiating team, said in a post on X that nearly 1,728 detainees from both sides will be released as part of what he called the “largest” agreement of its kind
Why this matters
- They also agreed on an implementation plan with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to move forward with the release operation
- The practical value is the source trail: Al Jazeera is the place to check before acting on prices, dates, availability, or local implications
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