SANAA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi rebel group on Saturday unilaterally released 153 war prisoners detained during the civil war with the Yemeni government forces in recent years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Iscander Saeed, the spokesperson of the ICRC in Yemen, told reporters at a press conference in Sanaa that "Ansarullah (Houthis) today released 153 war prisoners unilaterally."

"The ICRC has facilitated the initiative in the framework to encourage all sides to move ahead in this humanitarian file and release prisoners," he said. Enditem

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