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Casey L. Coombs

Casey L. Coombs is a freelance journalist who has been based in Yemen since February 2012.

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A Felix Airways plane, a domestic airline, destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, at the Sanaa International airport, in Yemen, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded Shiite rebels and their allies overnight and throughout the day on Tuesday in the Yemeni capital. Around midday, airstrikes hit Sanaa International airport, setting a plane owned by a private company on fire, according to a statement released by the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Stuck in Yemen: A Personal History

Casey L. Coombs

- May. 4, 2015

Like other Americans stuck in Yemen, I’ve been trying to leave since the Saudi-led air campaign started last month. The U.S. government has done little to help.

Life in the Emerald City: Houthis Control Yemen, But They Don’t Yet Govern It

Casey L. Coombs

- Feb. 11, 2015

Just weeks after a coup that ousted Yemen’s Western-backed government, the capital of Yemen is a city painted in green, mostly with spray paint.

How Al Qaeda’s Biggest Enemy Took Over Yemen (and Why the U.S. Government Is Unlikely to Support Them)

Casey L. Coombs, Jeremy Scahill

- Jan. 22, 2015

Yemen's president, his prime minister and entire cabinet resigned, giving unprecedented power to the Houthis, a Shiite minority from the country’s northern highlands.

Image #: 33606220    epa04517064 A photograph made available 06 December 2014 shows Luke Somers, a 33-year-old British born US journalist, in Sanaía, Yemen, 24 April 2013. Media reports on 06 December 2014 state US President Barack Obama and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, in separate statements, confirmed the death of US photojournalist Luke Somers after an attempted rescue attempt in Yemen. Somers was kidnapped by al-Qaeda's Yemen affiliate.  EPA/STRINGER /LANDOV

U.S. Scuttled Negotiations to Free American Killed in Yemen

Casey L. Coombs, Iona Craig, Cora Currier

- Dec. 11, 2014

AQAP never killed any of its foreign captives. At least until a Dec. 6 twilight raid by U.S. commandos.

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