Aden: Yemeni pro-government forces and Iran-backed rebels began Wednesday an exchange of hundreds of detainees, an official said, as UN-brokered peace talks continued in Switzerland.
"We have started the exchange in small groups," said Mokhtar al-Rabbash, a member of the prisoners' affairs committee which is close to the government, citing security concerns.
The swap, which is expected to include 375 Huthi rebels and 285 pro-government fighters, is taking place in the southern province of Lahj, witnesses said.
AFP
