Yemen's warring sides say they agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in an UN-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the years-long conflict
Last year, the two warring rivals signed an UN-brokered deal to free 2,000 prisoners, but their release was disrupted amid accusations of each party to the other of violating the agreement. "An agreement has been reached to free 887 prisoners from both sides," Undersecretary for Human Rights Majid Fada'el told Anadolu on Monday.
The UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross welcomed the prisoner swap deal between Yemen’s warring rivals. "I join hundreds of Yemeni families in looking forward to the swift and smooth implementation of the releases," UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg said. "The ICRC stands ready to continue to play the role of neutral intermediary and to facilitate purely humanitarian visits in places of detention, contribute to the re-establishment of family links, and support the release, transfer and repatriation of conflict-related detainees so that thousands more can return to their families,” Maret added.Talks for a prisoner swap between the two rivals began last week in Switzerland under UN auspices.
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