The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs has highlighted the key role played by Project Masam in alleviating suffering among Yemenis, as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said it remains committed to continuing its pioneering efforts to support humanitarian work. On Monday (24 February), the Masam Landmine Clearance Project – Yemen participated in the 4th Riyadh…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 2,111 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in February 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 861 landmines and UXO last week, including five anti-personnel mines, 44 anti-tank mines, 810 UXO, and two IEDs…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 482,637 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,731 anti-personnel mines, 146,134 anti-tank mines, 321,576 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,196 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,428,975 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Houthi landmines have killed and injured thousands of Yemenis since the beginning of the conflict, according to Yemen’s Minister of Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The Houthis, a Shia-Islamist group also known as Ansar Allah, has been planting landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Yemen since 2014. They currently control over one-third of Yemen’s…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 1,250 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in February 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 536 landmines and UXO last week, including nine anti-personnel mines, 48 anti-tank mines, 478 UXO, and one IED…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 481,776 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,726 anti-personnel mines, 146,090 anti-tank mines, 320,766 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,194 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,168,777 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 1,749 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in the coastal Bab al-Mandab area of Dhubab District, in Yemen’s Taiz region. The demolition operation, carried out by the Project Masam’s Special Task Team, involved the demolition of five Katyusha rockets, 750 miscellaneous fuses, 109 anti-tank mines, 46 banned anti-personnel mines, and 17 improvised explosive…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 714 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in February 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 714 landmines and UXO last week, including 30 anti-tank mines, and 684 UXO, between 1 and 7 February…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 481,240 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,717 anti-personnel mines, 146,402 anti-tank mines, 320,288 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,193 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 64,922,392 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Every day, new landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are planted in Yemen, as the Ansar Allah armed group (more commonly known as the Houthis) continue to produce them with no end in sight, Retief Horn, Project Masam’s Deputy Managing Director said in a TV interview with Yemeni media. Yemen has been contaminated by landmines since…
