Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 1,749 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 five Katyusha rockets, 750 miscellaneous fuses, 109 anti-tank mines, 46 banned anti-personnel mines, and 17 improvised explosive…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 714 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in February 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 714 landmines and UXO last week, including 30 anti-tank mines, and 684 UXO, between 1 and 7 February…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 481,240 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,717 anti-personnel mines, 146,402 anti-tank mines, 320,288 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,193 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 64,922,392 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Every day, new landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are planted in Yemen, as the Ansar Allah armed group (more commonly known as the Houthis) continue to produce them with no end in sight, Retief Horn, Project Masam’s Deputy Managing Director said in a TV interview with Yemeni media. Yemen has been contaminated by landmines since…
Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 2,015 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…
On the frontlines of Project Masam’s demining efforts, the medical team plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the local deminers. Project Masam currently has 42 medics deployed in Yemen: 32 national manual mine clearance (MMC) team medics, two national doctors — medical co-ordinators headquartered in Ma’rib and in the de-facto capital Aden…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 4,094 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in January 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 732 landmines and UXO last week, including 11 anti-personnel mines, 31 anti-tank mines, 685 UXO, and five IEDs…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 480,526 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,717 anti-personnel mines, 146,012 anti-tank mines, 319,604 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,193 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 64,691,637 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 3,362 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in January 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 840 landmines and UXO last week, including 38 anti-tank mines, 800 UXO, and two IEDs during the period. This…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 479,794 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,707 anti-personnel mines, 145,981 anti-tank mines, 318,919 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,188 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 64,411,092 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
