Major Yemen prisoner swap under way as first plane leaves: ICRC
4 years agoAn Embraer ERJ aircraft flying under the banner of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) carrying prisoners formerly held by Yemen's Huthi rebels takes off from Sanaa International Airport on April 14, 2023 during a prisoner exchange with the internationally recognised-government. - An exchange of nearly 900 prisoners between the two sides of the nine-year-old civil war started on April 14, the biggest swap since 2020, after a delegation from Saudi Arabia held talks with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels in an attempt to end hostilities. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
A major exchange of prisoners from Yemen's brutal civil war got underway on Friday with the first plane departing rebel-held Sanaa for government-controlled Aden, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.