Project Masam clears 505,466 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and destroyed a total of 505,466 explosive devices in Yemen’s liberated areas since the project’s launch in mid-2018. This total includes 6,822 anti-personnel mines, 146,830 anti-tank mines, 343,570 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,244 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Clearance operations have covered over…

Ten myth busters about humanitarian landmine clearance in Yemen

For more than a decade, Yemen’s communities have lived among landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO). Since our launch in mid-2018, Project Masam’s Yemeni and international specialists have located and destroyed more than 504,000 explosive threats, clearing over 68 million square metres of land; a task that saves lives every single day.…

Project Masam clears 1,559 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams cleared a total of 1,559 explosive devices, including landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), during July 2025. According to Project Masam’s Operations Room, the teams removed 1,559 explosive items during the final week 28 June – 4 July, including one anti-personnel mine, 45 anti-tank…

Project Masam clears 5,192 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams cleared a total of 5,192 explosive devices – including landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during June 2025. According to Project Masam’s Operations Room, the teams removed 1,493 explosive items during the week of 21–27 June, including 14 anti-personnel mines, 27 anti-tank mines, 1,448…

Project Masam clears 502,736 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced that its teams have located and destroyed a total of 502,736 explosive devices in Yemen’s liberated areas since the project’s inception in mid-2018. These include 6,820 anti-personnel mines, 146,739 anti-tank mines, 340,933 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,244 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), cleared across 67,971,272 square metres of land. Since the conflict between…

Project Masam demolishes over 4,600 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in Yemen’s Abyan

Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 4,620 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in the Wadi Dufs area of Zinjibar in Abyan Governorate, east of Aden, Yemen’s de facto capital. In alignment with the global mine action sector, Project Masam’s responsibilities include the clearance, removal or destruction of landmines stockpile and explosive remnants of war. By destroying the explosive…

Project Masam clears 3,699 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 3,699 explosive devices – including landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) – during June 2025 up to the 20th. According to Project Masam’s Operations Room, the teams removed 1,243 explosive items in the week of 14–20 June, including four anti-personnel mines, 57…

Project Masam clears 501,243 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced that its teams have located and destroyed a total of 501,243 explosive devices in Yemen’s liberated areas since the project’s inception in mid-2018. These include 6,802 anti-personnel mines, 146,712 anti-tank mines, 339,485 unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,240 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), cleared across 67,748,706 square metres of land. Since the conflict…