Landmines have continued to injure and kill civilians across several area of Yemen in recent days. In Al-Bayda Governorate, located near centre of Yemen, a Houthi landmine killed two children who were herding sheep near their home in Al-Zahir District, sources told Project Masam. According a local source, the two children, seven-years-old Farhan Abdo Al-Humayqani…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 3,039 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in November 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 102 mixed landmines and 588 UXO last week, bringing the total of explosives that have been removed since…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 423,036 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,399 anti-personnel mines, 141,998 anti-tank mines, 266,740 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,899 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 51,774,532 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
The Director of a Prosthetics Center in central Yemeni city of Marib has claimed that Project Masam’s humanitarian landmine clearance efforts have contributed significantly to reducing the number of civilian casualties. Project Masam first started clearing landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance in Marib in mid-2018. Dr. Ashraf Bahamri, Director of the Prosthetics Center in Marib,…
This week, we visited one of our demining teams, Team 28, who is operating in extremely difficult circumstances above Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. Located north east of the strategic town of Dhubab and south east of Quddam in the south-western Taiz Governorate, the team is currently clearing a steep mountain flank, which was used as…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 2,345 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in November 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams last week removed and cleared 873 items including 113 anti-tank mines and 755 UXO, bringing the total removed this…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 422,342 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,395 anti-personnel mines, 141,896 anti-tank mines, 266,152 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,899 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 51,533,391 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has destroyed and detonated 420 mines, unexploded shells, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Ain district in Shabwah governorate, a resource-rich governorate in southern Yemen. Shabwah became a battleground in 2015 between Houthi militias and army units supporting of Ali Abdullah Saleh, and army units and militias loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 1,472 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in November 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams last week removed and cleared 518 UXO and 117 anti-tank landmines. Since the beginning of the month, Project Masam’s…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 421,469 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,390 anti-personnel mines, 141,783 anti-tank mines, 265,397 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,899 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 51,284,798 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
