Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 1,256 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. During this bulk…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 2,522 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 eight anti-personnel landmines, 51 anti-tank mines, 672 UXO, and one IED…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 478,954 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,706 anti-personnel mines, 145,943 anti-tank mines, 318,119 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,186 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 64,138,536 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Yemeni Minister of Legal Affairs and Human Rights Ahmed Arman has claimed that, since its launch in mid-2018, the Masam Landmine Clearance Project – Yemen has saved the lives of thousands of Yemenis by removing a significant number of mines from the country’s liberated areas. Project Masam is a multilateral humanitarian land mine clearance project…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 1,790 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 639 landmines and UXO last week, including eight anti-personnel landmines, 45 anti-tank mines, 585 UXO, and one IED during…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 478,222 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,698 anti-personnel mines, 145,892 anti-tank mines, 317,447 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,185 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 63,916,959 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s Special Task Team has been called in to investigate a suspected suicide vest left behind by a terror cell in Al Dhale governorate, in southern Yemen. The strategic border region – a gateway to Yemen’s south – has been the theatre of war since at least 2015, with moving frontlines emerging between Iran-backed…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 1,151 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 1,151 landmines and UXO last week, including 32 anti-tank mines, 1,115 UXO, and four IEDs during the period. This…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 477,583 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,690 anti-personnel mines, 145,847 anti-tank mines, 316,862 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,184 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 63,678,113 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 1,063 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 446 assorted rounds of ammunition, 391 various fuses, 93 Houthi anti-tank mines, and 31 Houthi anti-personnel…
