Masam team clears 52 banned anti-personnel mines from single area

One of Project Masam demining team has confirmed it located and cleared 52 anti-personnel landmines from a civilian area in just two days. Because of their indiscriminate nature and humanitarian impact, anti-personnel mines are prohibited under international humanitarian law, the 1997 Mine Ban Convention and Yemeni law. Since mid-2017, Houthi militias’ widespread use of anti-personnel…