Two Americans held for nearly six months in Yemen have been released and sent to Oman, NBC News reported.
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.
Darden and Farran had been held since March 27 after being detained by Shiite Houthi rebels fighting government forces in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
A White House administration official told NBC News securing their release was complicated given the lack of cooperation from the Houthi rebels, as well as the violence and instability in the region.
