The Undersecretary of Taiz Governorate, Major General Abdul Karim Al-Sabri, confirmed that Project Masam has managed to secure six districts in Taiz Governorate, allowing for the return the displaced after securing the roads leading to houses, schools, water sources, and farms. In an exclusive interview with Project Masam, Major General Al-Sabri said that the Houthi…
The leader of Project Masam’s Team 6 has confirmed the clearing of 35,000 square meters in Shaqt al-Tayyar area in the Usaylan desert and the removal of 20 anti-personnel mines. Engineer Nasser Al-Sayed explained that the area, known as minefield 2, has been secured and a number of landmines and explosive devices planted by the…
Team 22 Masam removed an explosive device and unexploded ordnance from Al-Shaab School, Jabal Habashi District in Taiz. In an interview, Engineer Abdel Salam Thabet, a deminer working in Team 22, said that his team was able to remove an explosive device and a deadly explosive shell from under the rubble of Al-Shaab School in…
Project Masam continues to welcome local reports of potential minefields in new areas, which invariably contribute to helping its humanitarian landmine clearance operations across Yemen. Engineer Adib Rajab, Deputy Team Leader of Masam’s Special Task Team, said that Project Masam is quick to respond to any report of suspicious devices, as it has the capacity…
Adel Ghanem, chief of operations of the 17th Southern Giants Brigades in Yemen’s Bab al-Mandeb, has said that Project Masam was fast to intervene after the discovery of landmines and explosive devices in the area. One of Project Masam’s teams working in Bab al-Mandeb and the West Coast immediately responded to the report and dispatched…
Engineer Khaled Hussein, Leader of Project Masam’s Team 19, told how his team had received a report of the presence of remnants of war in the Bab al-Mandab area and that this emergency humanitarian operation led to the removal of 990 mines, explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance. Hussein said that his team moved immediately after…
A father has told how his son was left with emotional and psychological trauma after he was involved in a landmine accident in Bayhan district in Yemen’s Shabwah Governorate. Hussein Nasser Al-Abab told Project Masam how his son was heading to a hill with a friend when they detonated a landmines. Here is his story.
One of Project Masam’s teams has cleared 39 minefields in a heavily contaminated area of Yemen’s Shabwah province. Engineer Ali Abdullah al-Rimi, Leader of Team 9, which operates in Osilan district, said that his team has so far cleared 39 minefields, including fields of anti-tank and anti-personnel landmines, and other fields planted almost exclusively with…
Project Masam destroyed thousands of landmines and explosive items despite challenging circumstances, according to Engineer Adib Rajab, Deputy Team Leader of Project Masam’s Special Task Team. Rajab said that Project Masam destroyed 1,526 mines, unexploded ordnance, and explosive devices that posed a threat to civilian lives in several Yemeni regions. The deputy team leader indicated…
Project Masam has successfully removed and destroyed 622 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and various unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen’s Murrah area of Ataq district in Shabwah. The Technical Survey Team leader Engineer Hussein Alaqili, confirmed the destruction and detonation of 622 mines and UXO, which included 600 UXO, 20 anti-tank mines, and two naval mines…
