Project Masam destroys 1,316 mines, IEDs and UXO in Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab

Project Masam has destroyed and detonated 1,316 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic areas have been left cluttered with anti-personnel mines and anti-tank mines, along with unexploded explosive remnants of war (ERW). The Operations Room announced in…