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Yemen's warring factions conclude large-scale prisoners swap

STORY: Yemen's warring factions conclude large-scale prisoners swap DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane landing at Sanaa airport carrying released prisoners on board 2. various of people welcoming released prisoners at the airport 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): EZZEDINE AL-MAGHRBI, Released prisoner 4. various of people welcoming released prisoners at the airport STORYLINE: In a significant step toward resolving the protracted conflict in Yemen, the country's warring factions successfully completed a massive exchange of prisoners on Sunday, with a total of 887 detainees swapped over three consecutive days. Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government, said the third and final batch of the swap took place successfully on Sunday, with the arrival of three simultaneous Red Cross flights at the airport of Sanaa and the airport of Tadween in Marib, central Yemen. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): EZZED

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying prisoners released during a prisoner exchange lands at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying prisoners released during a prisoner exchange lands at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prisoners released during a prisoner exchange exit a plane at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Prisoners released during a prisoner exchange walks on the tarmac at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait as a plane carrying prisoners released during a prisoner exchange lands at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-PRISONER EXCHANGE

(230414) -- SANAA, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A father hugs his son, who is released during a prisoner exchange, at the Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen, April 14, 2023. Yemen's warring parties began a three-day exchange of more than 880 prisoners on Friday, marking a significant step toward peace in the warn-torn Arab country. About 320 detainees were released on Friday, including 70 Yemeni government prisoners who were sent from Sanaa to Aden onboard two flights, and 250 Houthi captives on flights from Aden to Sanaa, according to Yahya Kazman, chief of the negotiation committee from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)