Yemen Govt Forces Retreat, Houthis Free Captured Troops
The retreat ends a six-week counteroffensive as the Houthis say the release was a humanitarian gesture.
- On Sunday, Houthi rebels unilaterally released 600 Yemeni government soldiers captured during 2018 and 2019 border fighting, with the Houthi National Committee for Prisoners Affairs announcing the initiative at a ceremony in Sanaa.
- Southern Armed Forces announced a redeployment from Dhubab Airport and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait area to prioritize defending Aden, signaling the end of a six-week counteroffensive to reclaim the Red Sea coast.
- Released soldier Malik al-Hakami, 29, was captured in 2018 alongside about 2000 fellow soldiers and told the EFE news agency, "My mother is waiting for me but she doesn't know I'm going to see her today."
- A Houthi official described the release as a humanitarian gesture, stating, "We are not seeking revenge nor are we responding in kind," while accusing the Yemeni government of treating troops as "expendable."
- Intensifying clashes between Iran-aligned Houthis and government forces have increased pressure along the Red Sea coast, complicating Saudi-backed efforts to stop drone and missile attacks following the collapse of a United Nations-brokered truce.
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Yemeni government troops are withdrawing from the area around Bab al-Mandab, the major strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa in the Red Sea. They failed to completely drive the Houthis out of the area or to regain control of the port city of Mokka. This marks the end of the counteroffensive that lasted six weeks to regain control of the western coastline from the Houthis. The armed group had seized the area in September, thereby gaining c…
The release took place in favor of cameras and photographers: 600 members of Yemeni government forces were liberated from the Houthi, the rebels of the Ansar Allah movement allied with Iran. They were held by the resumption of hostilities occurred in July. It is the most conspiracy act of this kind in 12 years of war, it has [...] The Yemen article, the Houthi liberate 600 members of government forces: "The most imposing unilateral release since…
Yemen's Houthis have released 600 fighters from the internationally recognized government forces captured since the resumption of fighting in July. The release was carried out unilaterally by the authorities in Sanaa, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. "Today, 600 people captured during the conflict in Yemen were released unilaterally by the authorities in Sanaa," the ICRC said. The announcement of the release came earlier in the…
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday released 600 government fighters who had been held captive since July, when hostilities resumed, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.
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