Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Al-Qaeda said on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) it had swapped prisoners with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, retrieving two of its fighters in the exchange, SITE Intelligence Group reported.

Two Huthi prisoners were traded for Al-Qaeda jihadists Al-Qaqa al-Bihani and Muwahhid al-Baydhnani on February 14, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was quoted as saying.

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