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Project Masam clears 3,015 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 31, 2023

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 3,015 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 719 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including 615 UXO and 102 anti-tank mines, bringing the total of…

Project Masam clears 426,809 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 31, 2023

Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 426,809 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,444 anti-personnel mines, 142,557 anti-tank mines, 269,865 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,943 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 52,866,740 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…