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…
On the frontlines of Project Masam’s demining efforts, the medical team plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the local deminers. Project Masam currently has 42 medics deployed in Yemen: 32 national manual mine clearance (MMC) team medics, two national doctors — medical co-ordinators headquartered in Ma’rib and in the de-facto capital Aden…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 4,094 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in January 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 732 landmines and UXO last week, including 11 anti-personnel mines, 31 anti-tank mines, 685 UXO, and five IEDs…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 480,526 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,717 anti-personnel mines, 146,012 anti-tank mines, 319,604 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,193 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 64,691,637 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
