Project Masam continues its humanitarian mine clearance mission as ‘Houthis still planting thousands of mines in Yemen’

Project Masam announced that it successfully removed 360,573 landmines, improvised explosive devices and various unexploded ordnance in Yemeni liberated areas, in accordance with the latest statistics published early this month. The project aims to clear the Yemeni territory of landmines, by addressing the direct threats to the civilians due to exposure to the dangers caused…

Masam clears 360,573 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced its has located and destroyed 360,573 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 5,672 anti-personnel mines, 132,637 anti-tank mines, 7,486 improvised explosive devices and 214,778 unexploded ordnance neutralised over 38,961 431sqm of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic areas have…