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| Yemen Army, Separatists Swap Prisoners amid Truce |
| 2014-03-14 |
| [An Nahar] Yemen's army and southern separatists exchanged prisoners and agreed a truce Thursday in the violence-ridden southern city of Daleh. Local dignitaries handed over to a presidential envoy 30 soldiers captured by the Southern Movement, a military official told Agence La Belle France Presse. He said that in return, the authorities freed 37 separatists. "Both parties agreed to implement a truce and normalization measures" in Daleh, which has been paralyzed by three months of intermittent festivities. Southern Movement members said the measures would include the dismantling of barricades put up by separatists and checkpoints installed by the military. On March 6, Yemeni authorities postponed a visit by a U.N. humanitarian mission to the restive southern city, citing security concerns. Daleh province is a stronghold of separatists demanding the secession of the formerly independent South Yemen, who have rejected plans announced last month for the current state to be replaced by a six-region federation. |
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