Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 541,511 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest weekly report covering activities up to 13 February 2026. The cumulative clearance includes 7,075 anti-personnel mines, 150,286 anti-tank mines, 375,773 items of unexploded…
Project Masam has destroyed 6,141 landmines and explosive remnants of war today (Thursday 12 February) in a large-scale demolition operation carried out in the Bab Al-Mandab area of Taiz Governorate, western Yemen. The operation was implemented under the supervision and execution of the Project’s Second Special Tasks Team (STT), as part of ongoing efforts to…
Hajjah Governor Major General Abdulkarim Al-Sunaini, accompanied by Deputy Governor Sheikh Nasser Da’qeen, visited Project Masam teams operating in Midi District, in northwestern Hajjah governorate, where they continue field operations to survey and clear areas contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). Yemen remains one of the most heavily mined countries in the…
Landmine clearance efforts in Yemen are helping pave the way for displaced families to return home, Hajjah Governor Major General Abdulkarim Al Sunaini said during a visit to the headquarters of Project Masam in the Midi District in northwest Yemen on Saturday. Major General Al Sunaini met with Ousama Algosaibi, Project Masam’s Managing Director, where…
Project Masam has cleared a total of 3,166 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices during the first week of February 2026, as part of its ongoing humanitarian mine action operations across Yemen’s liberated areas. The weekly total includes five anti-personnel mines, 1,027 anti-tank mines, and 2,134 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO). No improvised explosive…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 540,671 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest weekly report covering activities up to 6 February 2026. The cumulative clearance includes 7,059 anti personnel mines, 150,137 anti tank mines, 375,113 items…
Landmines and explosive remnants in Yemen claim lives and block futures every day. But did you know that clearing them unlocks progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) far beyond immediate safety? Through its work across Yemen, Project Masam supports multiple UN SDGs, reinforcing the vital link between clearance, prevention, and long-term…
Project Masam has cleared a total of 7,554 explosive items during January 2026, as part of its ongoing humanitarian mine action operations across Yemen’s liberated areas. The month’s total includes 52 anti personnel mines, 369 anti tank mines, 7,117 items of unexploded ordnance, and 16 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These hazards were found in civilian…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 537,505 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest weekly report covering activities up to 30 January 2026. The cumulative clearance includes 7,054 anti personnel mines, 149,110 anti tank mines, 372,979 items…
Project Masam has carried out its third bulk demolition operation in the city of Mukalla, in Yemen’s Hadhramaut Governorate, safely destroying 1,531 landmines and explosive remnants of war. The operation was implemented as part of the project’s ongoing humanitarian mine action activities aimed at reducing explosive threats and protecting civilian lives. According to Project Masam,…
