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Project Masam Team 9 continues operation to clear second minefield after 150 banned anti-personnel mines cleared

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan January 3, 2024

Project Masam’s Team 9 has continued its efforts to secure a second anti-personnel minefield in a camel grazing area in Usaylan district, in Yemen’s resource-rich Shabwah governorate. Because of their indiscriminate nature and humanitarian impact, anti-personnel landmines are prohibited under international humanitarian law, the 1997 Mine Ban Convention and Yemeni law. After weeks of clearance efforts,…

Project Masam rids electricity networks of landmines, allowing 20,000 civilians access to electricity after five years

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan January 3, 2024

Project Masam has allowed 20,000 people across five areas in Yemen’s Usaylan district in Shabwah region to access electricity after electrical services were halted due to the presence of landmines in the area. Landmines are planted in Yemen in huge numbers, and these random, densely planted, and camouflaged devices, affect all vital sectors in the…

Ousama Algosaibi: Project Masam carried out 59 landmine-demolition operations in 2023

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan January 3, 2024

Project Masam’s Managing Director Ousama Algosaibi has said that the humanitarian landmine clearance project has carried out a total of 59 bulk demolition operations in 2023 across the country. These controlled demolitions, which follow international standards, mitigate the risk of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) of falling into the wrong hands, or being repurposed…

Project Masam clears 3,015 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 31, 2023

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 3,015 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 719 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including 615 UXO and 102 anti-tank mines, bringing the total of…

Project Masam clears 426,809 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 31, 2023

Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 426,809 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,444 anti-personnel mines, 142,557 anti-tank mines, 269,865 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,943 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 52,866,740 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…

Project Masam clears 2,296 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 24, 2023

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 2,296 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in December 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 826 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including 681 UXO and 116 anti-tank mines, bringing the total of explosives that…

Project Masam clears 426,090 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 24, 2023

Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 426,090 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,442 anti-personnel mines, 142,455 anti-tank mines, 269,250 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,943 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 52,587,150 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…

Project Masam and Hemaya Center for Human Rights hold Taiz conference on impact of landmines on women

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 18, 2023

Project Masam, in partnership with the Hemaya Center for Human Rights, on Monday has held in Taiz a symposium to shed light on the dangers of landmines and the challenges of displacement faced by women in Yemen due to the war. Entitled “Yemeni women between the challenges of displacement and the dangers of landmines”, the…

Project Masam clears 1,470 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 17, 2023

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 1,470 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 124 mixed landmines and 611 UXO last week, bringing the total of explosives that have been removed since…

Project Masam clears 425,264 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

NewsBy Elsa Buchanan December 17, 2023

Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 425,264 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,433 anti-personnel mines, 142,339 anti-tank mines, 268,569 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,923 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 52,382,141 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…

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