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The al-Masirah\u00a0TV channel reported\u00a0on Sunday that warplanes belonging to the Saudi-led coalition had pounded a jail where prisoners of war were being kept.<\/p>\n\n

Head of Yemen\u2019s National Committee for Prisoners Affairs Abdul Qader al-Mortada said that the targeted prison housed over 170 prisoners of war, most of whom were supposed to be part of a local exchange deal.<\/p>\n\n

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The Saudi-led coalition claimed in a statement on Sunday that its aerial assaults on Dhamar had targeted a military site belonging to the Houthi Ansarullah movement.<\/p>\n\n

It alleged that Houthi fighters had stored drones and air defense systems at the site, and claimed the strikes were \u201cin accordance with international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies\u00a0launched a deadly war on Yemen in March 2015 in an attempt to reinstall a former regime and eliminate the Houthis, who have been defending the country along with armed forces.<\/p>\n\n

The Western-backed military aggression, coupled with a naval blockade, has destroyed the country\u2019s infrastructure, and led to a massive humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n\n

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