Project Masam’s demining Team 38 has carried out an explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) campaign in the village of Al-Makhzen in Midi District, northern Hajjah Governorate, Yemen. The campaign aims to raise awareness (especially among children) about the dangers of landmines and other explosive remnants of war and to reduce civilian casualties in a region…
Al-Hobeisana Hill rises high above the city of Taiz. Once a military stronghold for Houthi forces, it is now a dangerous area contaminated with landmines and explosive devices left from years of conflict. Taiz has been one of Yemen’s most fiercely contested cities since the war began in 2015. Its strategic position linking northern and…
The Deputy Governor of Hajjah governorate, Mohammed Yaqoub, has warned the liberated districts of Hajjah are facing a severe humanitarian crisis because of mines and explosive devices planted by Houthi militias. Years of fighting in Hajjah between Houthi forces and government-backed troops left large areas contaminated, as Houthi fighters planted landmines and improvised explosive devices…
Abdullah Fayedi and his family were forced to flee their village when fighting erupted during Yemen’s long conflict. Like thousands of others, they spent years displaced inside the country, moving from one temporary shelter to another as the war destroyed homes, farms, and livelihoods. After many years of displacement, Abdullah finally returned to his liberated…
