A human rights organisation has found that thousands of people have been killed by landmines in Yemen since the beginning of the war. In a report, the Human Rights Office in the governorate of Al Jawf documented 101 human rights violations inflicted by Houthi landmines across the governorate’s districts during 2022. In its report, the…
With its motto “Life without landmines” in mind, Project Masam has been striving to secure vital facilities across Yemen. The latest to date is the Al-Shaab School in Akkad village, where headmaster Ahmed Muhammad Al-Barakani said that Project Masam teams enabled the educational process to return to its previous state in the school after the…
Since the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, six civilians including a woman have been killed by Houthi landmines in the districts of Ad Durayhimi and At Tuhayta in Yemen’s governorate of Hodeidah. Two civilians from the same family were killed by a landmine planted by the Houthi militia in the village of al-Maroui,…
Project Masam’s operations room has announced that last week, the project teams removed 605 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In its statement, Project Masam confirmed the demining teams removed 15 anti-personnel mines, 160 anti-tank mines, 420 UXO and 10 IEDs this week alone. Since the beginning of the month, management also…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 392,218 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,086 anti-personnel mines, 137,560 anti-tank mines, 7,752 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and 240,820 unexploded ordnance (UXO) neutralised over 45,367,536sqm of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic…
Project Masam’s Managing Director has warned that landmine planting will continue during the holy month of Ramadan in Yemen. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is a month of fasting, worship, service, communal gathering, and spiritual discipline. In an interview with Arabic daily newspaper Al Riyadh, Project Masam’s Ousama Algosaibi warned that the…
After Project Masam detonated 20 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Yemen in the Al-Hariqiya area in the District of Dhubab, the governorate of Taiz this week, its clearance operations have brought life back to areas deserted because of landmines, according to a local official. The leader of Masam Team 29 said that the demolition operation,…
Project Masam carried out the destruction and detonation of 20 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Al-Hariqiyah area, in Dhubab district of Yemen’s Taiz governorate. In a statement, the leader of Masam Team 29 said that the demolition operation, carried out by Masam’s Special Task Team, included five anti-tank mines and 15 UXO. The damaged…
Project Masam has participated in the re-opening of the Al-Shaab School in Akkad village in the Jabal Habashi district on Sunday after completely securing it and clearing it of landmines. Project Masam began the clearance and securing operation of Al-Shaab School after a report was sent to the Project Operation Room about the dangerous situation there in the…
Project Masam’s operations room has announced that last week, the project teams removed 1,027 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and explosive devices. In its statement, Project Masam confirmed the demining teams removed six anti-personnel mines, 203 anti-tank mines, 817 UXO and one improvised explosive device (IED) this week alone. Since the beginning of the month, management…
