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Yemen's warring sides exchange lists of prisoners

Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels are exchanging lists of prisoners as part of peace talks in Sweden aimed at winding down the devastating civil war

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RIMBO, Sweden (AP) — Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels are exchanging lists of prisoners as part of peace talks in Sweden aimed at winding down the devastating civil war.

The government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, says it has provided U.N. mediators with an initial list of 8,200 prisoners allegedly held by the Iran-aligned rebels.

The Houthi delegation says is has provided its own list of prisoners held by government forces.

The two sides met for a sixth day on Tuesday at a castle outside Stockholm.

The war has killed tens of thousands of people and generated the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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