A prisoner exchange between the army and the Houthis in Al-Jawf

English - Saturday 16 January 2021 الساعة 08:44 am
Al-Jawf, NewsYemen:

On Friday, tribal mediation succeeded in completing the exchange of 20 prisoners between the army forces and the Houthi militia in Al-Jawf governorate.

The spokesman for the Sixth Military Region, Major Rabie al-Qurashi, said that, with efforts and follow-up by the head of the Prisoners Division, Colonel Yahya Al-Haasir, ten army officers and members of the Sixth Military Region were released this Friday on January 15, 2021.

Al-Qurashi did not mention, in his brief statement on Twitter, the number of Houthi members released, but a military source said that there are 10 members, including field leaders.