(MENAFN) Xinhua news agency quoted a military source as saying that the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group exchanged on Sunday 36 prisoners in the state’s turbulent northeastern province of Marib.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the local military source said the Houthi rebel group released 18 prisoners linked to the government forces following a tribal mediation.
The source added that the government in the meantime troops released 18 fighters of the Houthi group seized during previous battles.
The exchange of the prisoners between the two warring rivals took place in southern Marib under the auspices of local tribal chiefs, he noted.
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