The Yemeni Minister of State and Mayor of the capital Sana’a has praised Project Masam for its efforts to secure the lives of millions of Yemenis from the dangers of landmines and other explosive devices. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government troops and allied forces and Houthi militias and their allies escalated in 2014, liberated…
Project Masam’s Team 9 has continued its efforts to secure a second anti-personnel minefield in a camel grazing area in Usaylan district, in Yemen’s resource-rich Shabwah governorate. Because of their indiscriminate nature and humanitarian impact, anti-personnel landmines are prohibited under international humanitarian law, the 1997 Mine Ban Convention and Yemeni law. After weeks of clearance efforts,…
Project Masam has allowed 20,000 people across five areas in Yemen’s Usaylan district in Shabwah region to access electricity after electrical services were halted due to the presence of landmines in the area. Landmines are planted in Yemen in huge numbers, and these random, densely planted, and camouflaged devices, affect all vital sectors in the…
Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi has said that the humanitarian landmine clearance project has carried out a total of 59 bulk demolition operations in 2023 across the country. These controlled demolitions, which follow international standards, mitigate the risk of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) of falling into the wrong hands, or being repurposed…
