Project Masam clears 528,192 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 528,192 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in June 2018, according to the latest weekly project report covering activities up to 12 December 2025. This cumulative clearance includes 6,999 anti-personnel mines, 148,601 anti-tank mines, 364,253 items of unexploded ordnance…

Report: How landmine warfare in Yemen is systematically violating fundamental human rights

In a new report published on Human Rights Day, Project Masam has warned that landmine warfare in Yemen continues to inflict systematic violations of fundamental human rights, long after frontlines have shifted. Evidence gathered across ten governorates between 2021 and 2025 shows a consistent pattern: anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are…

Project Masam clears 527,493 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 527,493 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in June 2018, according to the latest weekly media report. This cumulative clearance includes 6,998 anti-personnel mines, 148,527 anti-tank mines, 363,634 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,334 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…

Project Masam clears Houthi-planted mines from key archaeological sites in Yemen’s Shabwah

Project Masam demining teams have secured several major archaeological sites in Shabwah Governorate after clearing them of landmines and explosive devices planted by Houthi forces during the conflict. These operations have restored safe access to historical locations linked to one of Yemen’s earliest civilisations. According to the Media Office, demining teams successfully cleared the ancient…

Yemen’s overlooked emergency: disability, access and the cost of explosive violence

Across Yemen, people living with disabilities face challenges that affect many parts of daily life. Access to healthcare is often limited, travel between villages can be difficult, and families caring for relatives with impairments rarely receive stable support. These pressures sit alongside wider difficulties caused by conflict, economic strain and damaged infrastructure. Recent estimates suggest…

Project Masam clears 526,460 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and destroyed 526,460 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in June 2018. This cumulative clearance includes 6,992 anti-personnel mines, 148,465 anti-tank mines, 362,674 items of unexploded ordnance, and 8,329 improvised explosive devices, contributing to more than 74,072,251 square metres of land…

High-Level military delegation visits Project Masam headquarters in Yemen’s Midi

Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi,  has received a high-level military delegation at the project’s headquarters in the Midi district of Hajjah Governorate today (27 November). Since the project launched operations in the Midi district in September 2025, the teams have cleared 5,649 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and unexploded ordnance, clearing an area of…