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…
On this International Human Rights Day (10 December), human rights and civil society organisations honoured Project Masam with an award for its clearance work in a ceremony held in Yemen’s Marib Governorate. Since its launch in mid-2018, Project Masam has successfully trained and equipped dozens of demining teams to safely and efficiently carry out humanitarian…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 733 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 733 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including 618 UXO and 110 anti-tank mines. Since the beginning of the month,…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 424,527 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,425 anti-personnel mines, 142,223 anti-tank mines, 267,958 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,921 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 52,240,488 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s Managing Director has welcome comments made by leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries following the conclusion of a meeting in the Qatari capital on 5 December 2023. The GCC is a political and economic alliance of six countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. In a…
Fifteen civilians have been killed or injured by landmines in Yemen in November 2023, according to a local organisation which identifies and reports these mines. In Yemen, landmines and other unexploded ordnances are among the most prominent threats facing civilians across different areas of the country. The Yemeni Observatory for Landmine Removal, which also monitors…
