Project Masam demining teams have cleared 2,639 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen so far in April 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed include 19 anti-personnel mines, 116 anti-tank mines, 2,502 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 553,828 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest cumulative figures covering activities up to 10 April 2026. The total clearance includes 7,142 anti-personnel mines, 150,798 anti-tank mines, 387,468 items of unexploded…
This morning (10 April), the Project Masam Landmine Clearance Project in Yemen has carried out a large-scale bulk demolition operation, destroying 4,925 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and other explosive remnants of war in the Bab al-Mandab area of Taiz Governorate in western Yemen. Bab al-Mandab has been heavily mined by Houthi forces due to its…
Project Masam’s Special Task Team (STT), in cooperation with the Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC) – Mukalla Branch, has carried out a controlled demolition operation on Wednesday, destroying 1,696 landmines and explosive remnants of war in Ghayl Bin Yamin District, Hadhramaut Governorate. The STT, comprises specialised Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel tasked with the identification,…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 1,231 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen during the first week of April 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed include nine anti-personnel mines, 49 anti-tank mines, and 1,173 items of unexploded ordnance…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 552,420 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest cumulative figures covering activities up to 3 April 2026. The total clearance includes 7,131 anti-personnel mines, 150,731 anti-tank mines, 386,140 items of unexploded…
On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed annually on 4 April, Project Masam carried out an Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) session for students in Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate, highlighting the ongoing risks posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance across Yemen. Hajjah Governorate, including the Midi district, is among Yemen’s…
Project Masam has carried out refresher training for its landmine clearance teams in Aden and the West Coast following the Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr break, as part of preparations for the resumption of field operations. Such training is a fundamental component of mine action, ensuring that teams remain proficient in risk assessment, clearance techniques and…
Yemeni writer and journalist Adel Al-Ahmadi, head of the Nashwan Al-Himiri Center for Studies and Media, has described Project Masam as one of the country’s most vital humanitarian initiatives, citing its critical role in protecting civilians and securing areas affected by conflict. After over a decades of conflict and a fragile, still-elusive peace process, Yemen…
New figures released by Save the Children show that landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to pose a severe threat to children across Yemen, accounting for nearly half of all child casualties despite the reduction in active fighting. The data covers the period since April 2022, when a United Nations brokered truce came into effect between…
