On April 4th, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the world is reminded of a deadly threat that continues to claim lives and hinder recovery in Yemen: landmines and explosive remnants of war. In a powerful speech marking this occasion, Ousama Algosaibi, Managing Director of Project Masam, issued a stark…
Full speech delivered by Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi on International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, on 4 April 2025. “On this significant day, April 4th, dedicated to Mine Awareness and Humanitarian Mine Action, it is both an honour and a responsibility to address an issue of profound importance -…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 2,765 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in March 2025. While many Project Masam teams were on annual leave during Ramadan, reserve and emergency teams continued operations. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 552 landmines…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 486,108 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,770 anti-personnel mines, 146,262 anti-tank mines, 324,867 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,209 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,888,674 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 2,439 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in the Wadi Dufs area of Zinjibar in Abyan Governorate, east of Aden, Yemen’s de facto capital. In alignment with the global mine action sector, Project Masam’s responsibilities include the clearance, removal or destruction of landmines stockpile and explosive remnants of war. By destroying the explosive…
Project Masam has discovered a new improvised explosive device (IED) variant in Yemen’s Taiz region after deminers were called to investigate a suspicious women’s vanity case. Since 2014, Houthi (also known as Ansar Allah) have planted at least one million landmines and IEDs across the country – making Yemen one of the most landmine contaminated…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 2,158 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in March 2025. While many Project Masam teams were on annual leave during Ramadan, reserve and emergency teams continued operations. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 552 landmines…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 485,501 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,749 anti-personnel mines, 146,242 anti-tank mines, 324,306 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,204 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,880,374 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 cleared 1,606 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in March 2025. While many Project Masam teams were on annual leave during Ramadan, reserve and emergency teams continued operations. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 548…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 484,949 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,749 anti-personnel mines, 146,207 anti-tank mines, 323,793 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,200 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,875,624 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
