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 offensive to take over areas bordering the Bab al-Mandab Strait. "We have welcomed 210 of our prisoners, freed from Saudi

Localisation: Sanaa, Yemen, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: security
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:37:15 +0100