Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 419,309 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,358 anti-personnel mines, 141,431 anti-tank mines, 263,623 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,897 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 50,691,324 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has carried out a bulk demolition of 700 landmines, explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance in Yemen’s Marib Governorate. The operation, which was carried out in Dhahban area of Harib District, included 320 unexploded shells, 200 anti-tank mines, 49 camouflaged explosive devices, in addition to 32 anti-personnel mines and 100 fuses and capsules.…
On today’s World Food Day, which theme is “Water is life. Water is food. Leave no one behind”, Project Masam wanted to highlight the importance of protecting water to create a more sustainable and food-secure Yemen. The Arabian Peninsula’s southernmost country has been ravaged by war for the past eight years. While the violence has…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 1,476 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 seven anti-personnel mines, 218 anti-tank mines, 1,248 UXO and three IEDs since the beginning of the…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 418,579 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,345 anti-personnel mines, 141,322 anti-tank mines, 263,015 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,897 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 50,546,564 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Brigadier General Ameen al-Aqili, director of Yemen’s National Mine Action Programme, has said that landmines have killed more than 10,000 civilians in Yemen, with the number of deaths expected to be significantly higher than current reports. In a recorded interview with Project Masam, al-Aqili explained that mines have spread widely and significantly in Yemen since the…
In an interview with TV Channel Yemen Today, Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi has said that peace talks between warring parties in the Yemen war could prove beneficial if the Houthis agree to hand over maps and information pertaining to minefields planted across the country. In an effort to help Yemen deal with the…
As part of its efforts to clear Yemeni land of landmines, Project Masam has carried out the bulk demolition of 480 landmines, improvised explosives devices (IEDs), and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen’s north-central Marib governorate. In a statement, the leader Project Masam’s Special Task Team confirmed that the demolition process included all explosives that had…
Project Masam is working on ensuring the demining of vital facilities to enable Yemenis to restore their normal social, economic, health, and cultural life. This includes water sources, which are a top priority for the project. This week, Project Masam’s team 11 has secured a water well on which the residents of the Mablaqa area,…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 730 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in September 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams managed to remove five anti-personnel mines, 105 anti-tank mines, 617 UXO and three IEDs since the beginning of the…
