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Yemen's Warring Parties Reach Deal on Large Scale Prisoner Swap

Dale Gavlak

   AMMAN, JORDAN - International parties are welcoming news that the Yemen
   government, backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, and
   Iranian-allied Houthi rebels have reached a deal on the first
   large-scale prisoner exchange since the start of the five-year conflict
   in Yemen. The agreement was reached after a week of negotiations in the
   Jordanian capital, Amman. Citing its neutrality, the International
   Committee of the Red Cross says it has facilitated the agreement, but
   it cannot disclose the number of prisoners to be released or the timing
   involved.

   The United Nations mission in Yemen announced that the warring sides in
   the agreed to "immediately begin exchanging lists for the upcoming
   release" of prisoners, calling it the "first official large-scale"
   exchange of its kind since the beginning of the long-running conflict
   in Yemen.

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