Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 494,351 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,790 anti-personnel mines, 146,471 anti-tank mines, 332,856 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,234 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 67,080,209 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Each year on May 16th, the United Nations observes the International Day of Living Together in Peace, which promotes collaboration, acceptance, and respect. This day urges the international community to come together to encourage peace-building efforts and shed light on the struggles civilians face in armed conflict worldwide, such as the conflict in Yemen. This…
Since 2018, Project Masam has cleared 6,783 anti-personnel landmines across Yemen, many of which were deployed by Houthi forces in civilian-populated areas. Houthi militias and associated groups have been documented using anti-personnel landmines in Yemen since at least 2014, with credible reporting by the UN Panel of Experts, Human Rights Watch, and the Yemen Mine…
Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 3,036 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in the coastal Bab al-Mandab area of Dhubab District, in Yemen’s Taiz region. The demolition operation, carried out by the Project Masam’s Special Task Team, involved the demolition of: 53 Houthi anti-tank mines 49 Houthi anti-personnel mines 97 assorted artillery shells seven improvised explosive devices…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 493,256 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,783 anti-personnel mines, 146,439 anti-tank mines, 331,800 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,234 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 66,860,348 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 3,112 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in May 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 1,273 landmines and UXO last week, including 34 anti-tank mines, and 1,239 UXO during the period. This brings the…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 1,839 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in May 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 1,839 landmines and UXO last week, including 26 anti-tank mines and 1,813 UXO during the period. The project’s demining…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 491,983 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,783 anti-personnel mines, 146,405 anti-tank mines, 330,561 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,234 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 66,651,306 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
An official delegation from the Yemeni Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces General Staff, and Deputy Governors of several governorates visited Project Masam’s headquarters today. During the visit, the delegation praised the project’s vital humanitarian role in clearing Yemeni territory of landmines and explosive devices planted by the Houthi militia, and which continue to pose…
On World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2025), Project Masam pays tribute to the courageous journalists who bring untold stories from high risk areas, especially Yemen’s minefields, to the global stage and calls for stronger efforts to protect them as they carry out their vital work in dangerous environments. Operating in one of the most…
