Landmine clearance efforts in Yemen are helping pave the way for displaced families to return home, Hajjah Governor Major General Abdulkarim Al Sunaini said during a visit to the headquarters of Project Masam in the Midi District in northwest Yemen on Saturday. Major General Al Sunaini met with Ousama Algosaibi, Project Masam’s Managing Director, where…
Project Masam has cleared a total of 3,166 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices during the first week of February 2026, as part of its ongoing humanitarian mine action operations across Yemen’s liberated areas. The weekly total includes five anti-personnel mines, 1,027 anti-tank mines, and 2,134 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO). No improvised explosive…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 540,671 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest weekly report covering activities up to 6 February 2026. The cumulative clearance includes 7,059 anti personnel mines, 150,137 anti tank mines, 375,113 items…
Landmines and explosive remnants in Yemen claim lives and block futures every day. But did you know that clearing them unlocks progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) far beyond immediate safety? Through its work across Yemen, Project Masam supports multiple UN SDGs, reinforcing the vital link between clearance, prevention, and long-term…
Project Masam has cleared a total of 7,554 explosive items during January 2026, as part of its ongoing humanitarian mine action operations across Yemen’s liberated areas. The month’s total includes 52 anti personnel mines, 369 anti tank mines, 7,117 items of unexploded ordnance, and 16 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These hazards were found in civilian…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 537,505 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest weekly report covering activities up to 30 January 2026. The cumulative clearance includes 7,054 anti personnel mines, 149,110 anti tank mines, 372,979 items…
Project Masam has carried out its third bulk demolition operation in the city of Mukalla, in Yemen’s Hadhramaut Governorate, safely destroying 1,531 landmines and explosive remnants of war. The operation was implemented as part of the project’s ongoing humanitarian mine action activities aimed at reducing explosive threats and protecting civilian lives. According to Project Masam,…
Project Masam has cleared a total of 4,862 explosive items so far in January 2026, as part of its ongoing humanitarian mine action efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians across Yemen’s liberated areas. The month-to-date total includes 40 anti-personnel mines, 299 anti-tank mines, 4,515 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and eight improvised explosive…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 534,813 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest weekly project report covering activities up to 23 January 2026. This cumulative clearance includes 7,042 anti-personnel mines, 149,040 anti-tank mines, 370,377 items of unexploded ordnance…
On Thursday morning, Project Masam carried out a large-scale demolition operation in the city of Mukalla in Yemen’s Hadhramaut Governorate, safely disposing of 5,754 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive devices. The operation forms part of the project’s ongoing humanitarian efforts to protect civilian lives and clear residential areas and civilian infrastructure of explosive hazards.…
