# Houthis say 210 prisoners freed after capture of port city

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- CGTN, 2026-09-13 12:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-13/Houthis-say-210-prisoners-freed-after-capture-of-port-city-1QppmTAultS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Yemen’s Houthi group says it freed 210 members held by government forces after capturing a prison in Mocha, a strategic Red Sea port city. Houthi media said the prisoners reached Sanaa, while the Yemeni government had not immediately commented. The release came during a broad Houthi offensive along the Red Sea coast.

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