They are between 28 and 47 years old, and all are attending classes with the same goal: to rid Yemen of landmines. As Project Masam continues its life-saving humanitarian mine clearance work in the conflict-afflicted country, it is also busy training the next generation of Yemeni deminers. These new mine clearance personnel recruits are on…
Project Masam deminers have warned of the rise of a little-known threat amid Yemen’s continuing war: landmine migration. A migrating landmine is a mine moved by nature from the original position it was laid in to another, without any human intervention – by water mostly, and by wind and sand. “Migration of mines is a real danger…
Project Masam teams have located, cleared or destroyed 3,432 landmines and unexploded ordnance in the last month across Yemen. Operating since mid-2018, Masam currently has 32 teams working in liberated areas across the country and conducts humanitarian clearance in accordance with priorities set by the Yemeni National Authority. Teams operating out of Masam’s Marib headquarters were clearing…
Project Masam is proud to announce it has reached a milestone of 350,000 explosive items located, removed and destroyed across Yemen, as it continues its life-saving work to protect civilians. Operating since mid-2018, Masam currently has 32 teams working in liberated areas across the country and conducts humanitarian clearance in accordance with priorities set by…
During his address during the United Nations Security Council Meeting on the situation in Yemen on 11 July 2022, H.E. Mohamed Abushahab, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mission to the UN discussed Masam’s demining efforts in Yemen. The high-level meeting came as Permanent Representatives called for an extension of the UN-brokered truce in Yemen –…
This week, we met with Naji Tariq Al-Mohsini, Saleh Abd Rabbo, Youssef Mazman and Mohammed Saleh – four civilians from Usailan Directorate in Shabwah Governorate – one of the most landmine contaminated areas of Yemen. These are their stories.
Project Masam is pleased to announce the renewal of its life-saving operation in Yemen for a fifth year. Through the generosity and humanitarian vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership, Project Masam will continue to clear landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IED) throughout the liberated areas of Yemen. To…
Project Masam teams have located, cleared or destroyed 1,423 landmines and unexploded ordnance in the last week across Yemen. Operating since mid-2018, Masam currently has 32 teams working in liberated areas across the country and conducts humanitarian clearance in accordance with priorities set by the Yemeni National Authority. Teams operating out of Masam’s Marib headquarters…
Fouad Abdullah Qassem went to check on livestock after he heard a few animals were killed by an explosion. Little did he know that he was walking on a minefield. As he inspected the area, the father of five walked on a landmine. “There was an explosion of livestock in Tabat Bel Khalf and I…
As the temperature rises to 30 degrees in the West Coast of Yemen, deminers are keeping a wary eye on the ground around them. They are looking for landmines and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.Landmines and IEDs have been found in newly liberated areas situated very close to the Houthi frontlines, where they have been…
