It was supposed to be a day of laughter and reconnecting with loved ones. Ahmed Seif was on a family visit when he stumbled on a landmine. The father-of-three at the time lost both legs in the blast. He was able to access emergency care, and stayed 25 days in hospital before he was discharged,…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 835 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in November 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams managed to clear 20 anti-personnel mines, 112 anti-tank mines and 703 UXO since the beginning of the month. The…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 420,832 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,388 anti-personnel mines, 141,666 anti-tank mines, 264,879 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,899 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 51,082,121 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
The Yemeni Minister of Health has praised Project Masam for its humanitarian landmine clearance role in Yemen, during a ceremony held in the defacto capital Aden on Thursday (2 November). Since mid-2018, Project Masam has been clearing landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen, in coordination with the Yemen Executive Mine…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 419,997 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,368 anti-personnel mines, 141,554 anti-tank mines, 264,176 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,899 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 50,887,612 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 2,894 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in October 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams managed to clear 30 anti-personnel mines, 450 anti-tank mines, 2,409 UXO and five IEDs since the beginning of the…
Project Masam, in collaboration with the Mayyun Organisation for Human Rights, has held a photography exhibition in Yemen’s temporary capital, Aden, to highlight patterns of violations against children, including victims of landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and victims of child recruitment on Thursday (26 October). The exhibition, titled “Together We Move to Protect Children…
Landmines in Yemen have put women in Yemen at risk of major health, social, psychological and economic problems. It is vital to understand the ways in which landmines impact young girls and women in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. Indeed, women in Yemen face peculiar challenges due to the country’s nine-year war, as 5.5…
Project Masam has carried out the bulk demolition of 1,485 mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Bab al-Mandeb, in Yemen’s Taiz governorate. The demolition operation carried out by Project Masam’s Special Task Team included 128 anti-tank mines, 1,338 projectiles and UXO, in addition to three anti-personnel mines and 16 IEDs. In…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 2,206 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in October 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams managed to clear 20 anti-personnel mines, 327 anti-tank mines, 2,856 UXO and three IEDs since the beginning of the…
