Two Americans held for nearly six months in war-ravaged Yemen have been released and sent to Oman, the White House said Sunday.
NBC News confirmed the identities of the freed men as Scott Darden, a 45-year-old working for a New Orleans logistics firm, and Sam Farran, a 54-year-old security consultant from Michigan.
The Washington Post first reported the men’s release.
Darden and Farran had been held since March 27 after being detained by Shiite Houthi rebels fighting government forces in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Darden was reportedly helping to deliver aid throughout the region for Transoceanic Development and relief organizations among its clients, according to spokesman Ken Luce.








