‘Every day new mines and IEDs are planted in Yemen as Houthis continue to produce them’ – Project Masam deputy MD

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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…

Project Masam demolishes 2,015 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in Yemen’s Abyan

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Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 2,015 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in the Wadi Dufs area of Zinjibar in Abyan Governorate, east of Aden, Yemen’s de facto capital. In alignment with the global mine action sector, Project Masam’s responsibilities include the clearance, removal or destruction of landmines stockpile and explosive remnants of war. By destroying the explosive…