Project Masam’s foreign experts have carried out a two-day refresher training course with Team 24, introducing and providing the Yemeni deminers with new and innovative skills and methods in how to defuse and dismantle homemade explosive devices of various shapes and sizes. Explosive devices are one of the most common bombs used by the Houthi…
Project Masam is delighted to be participating at the 24th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN) taking place virtually on 25-27 May 2021. The NDM-UN is the annual meeting of mine action stakeholders where national governments, the UN community and civil society meet to discuss emerging issues and exchange…
As the number of landmines and other explosive devices cleared by Project Masam’s teams since mid-2018 nears a quarter of a million, Project Masam caught up with Engineer Abdullah Jaribi to learn more about his role and his motivations. Abdullah, 35, started working in the field of mine action in 2015. Today, he leads Project…
Idriss Omar Saleh Mohammed, a cheerful young boy, whose hand and feet were amputated is an inspiration to those who cross his path. He was only small when a landmine exploded under him, as he was near his home. Whilst he survived the blast, he was sent to hospital in a critical situation. His right…
As we mourn the death of a young boy, Ali Ahmed Al-Waal Al-Awadi, who was killed in a Houthi landmine explosion in Al Abdiyah District in the south of Marib Governorate this week, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) Health and Environmental Aid Department Director Abdullah Saleh Al-Moallem shared some insights into the effects…
5,026 civilians killed and wounded by landmines – 14 April 2021
As Houthi militias in Yemen ramp up their offensive in the west and northwest of the Marib Governorate, Project Masam is reiterating a warning about a landmine contamination emergency in the area. Marib is now home to more than a million Yemenis have sought refuge from the Houthis and violence since the beginning of the…
Mohamed Mahmoud Nasser Akish and his wife Aisha Ismail Ali Muhaim wished to share their story. “I was living in Al-Dinnin (Ta’iz province) when they forced us to flee,” Mohammed said. “During our displacement, we rode a three-wheeled motorcycle. I had eight children with me. They detonated us with a mine. Some flew over the…
Landmine explosions bring severe psychological trauma to those who survive them. Bassam Massawi was returning from a sea trip on Yemen’s West Coast with eight of his friends. “After we ended the trip, and were returning to the Al-Khawkha region in the Al Hudaydah Governorate, we were hit by a mine,” Bassam told Project Masam.…
Radwan Zaid Ibrahim was only a child when a landmine explosion shattered his leg. Now in his teens, Radwan told Project Masam how the blast affected his life: he walks with difficulty and can no longer play or work. Luckily, after Project Masam heard of the presence of landmines in Radwan’s area, demining teams entered…
