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Reuters: Yemen Shi'ite Rebels Free Scores Of Prisoners

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Tags: Middle East, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Shia Islam, Yemen

Yemeni Shi'ite rebels freed at least 170 government soldiers and tribal fighters on Wednesday after Sanaa accused them of dragging their feet on implementing a truce deal to end a northern war, both sides said.

The move came a day after a top Yemeni security body said the rebels were not fully complying with a deal struck in February to end a conflict that has raged on and off since 2004 and drew in neighboring oil exporter Saudi Arabia last year.

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