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Liputan6.com, Sanaa: A total of 161 Houthi Shiite rebels have been freed, Tuesday (6 / 4) local time. Based on reports from the Yemeni Defense Ministry website, the exemption is part of a six-point ceasefire agreement between the government and Shia rebels. The agreement was signed in February last, a bid to end sporadic fighting that has long been volatile.

They are released, most were arrested for involvement in fighting against government forces in northern Yemen. The Yemeni government has accused Houthis will re-establish rule of the clergy who had been deposed by the revolution in Yemen in 1962.

On Monday past, Yemeni Shi'ite rebels to free 54 Houthi - previously captured in battle in northwest Yemen. "The release of the 54 followers of Houthi came on the orders of high-level government," the ministry said in a statement posted on its website. (AST, ANS / Xinhua)