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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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…
Project Masam has destroyed and detonated 289 landmines, explosive devices, and unexploded shells in Wadi Dhahaba, Ain District, in Yemen’s Shabwah Governorate. Shabwah became a battleground in 2015 between Houthi militias and army units supporting of Ali Abdullah Saleh, and army units and militias loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, the country’s president between 2012 and…
Explosive remnants of war (ERW) present a continuing risk to children across Yemen. ERW include landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) such as unexploded shells, hand grenades or bombs. Khurais Saleh Ra’eidan, 13, who lives in the Sweida internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Marib governorate, shared his story and warned other children living in…
