Houthis say liberated more than 200 prisoners in newly captured regions
Houthis say liberated more than 200 prisoners in newly captured regions Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday that they had freed more than 200 of their members detained by Saudi-backed pro-government forces in areas they captured in recent days. Houthi official Abdelkader al-Murtada said they were prisoners of war who had spent up to eight years in jail before the Iran-backed group launched a rapid…
Yemen's Houthis declared on Saturday that they had freed over 200 of their own members who had been held captive by Saudi-backed pro-government forces in regions they recently captured. Houthi official Abdelkader al-Murtada reported that these prisoners had been detained for up to eight years before the Iran-aligned group launched a swift offensive to seize areas bordering the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Murtada announced the release of 210 prisoners at a conference in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The Houthis already held control over much of northern Yemen, encompassing most of the country's populated areas and major cities like Sanaa and Hodeida, prior to their significant advances last week.
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