ADEN/AMMAN, May 14 (Reuters) - The internationally recognised Yemeni government and the Iran-aligned Houthi group will exchange more than 1,600 prisoners, the office of the U.N. special envoy for Yemen said on Thursday, marking the largest release of detainees since the outbreak of the war in Yemen.The conflict erupted after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the government the following year.
Yemen government, Houthis to release more than 1,600 prisoners in conflict's largest swap
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Yemen government, Houthis to release more than 1,600 prisoners in conflict's largest swap
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Yemen gov’t, Houthis to release more than 1,600 POWs in ‘largest’ swap