Two civilians from the same family have been injured by a landmine left by Houthi militants in the village of Al-Sa’ila, located between Al-Shu’ub and Al-Marjim, north of Hays in Hudaydah governorate, on Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Local sources report that Ahmed Hassan Qassim and his son Ali Ahmed Hassan were en route to the…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 4,900 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in July 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 670 landmines and UXO last week, including five anti-personnel landmines, 47 anti-tank mines, 570 UXO and 21 IEDs, bringing the…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 453,968 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,556 anti-personnel mines, 144,845 anti-tank mines, 294,479 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,088 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 58,454,760 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
A new report from the Yemeni Ministry of Interior has highlighted Project Masam’s humanitarian landmine clearance efforts in Yemen, describing the work undergone to remove landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other unexploded remnants of war as “critical”. Published on the ministry’s website on 31 July and compiled by Security Media, the translated Arabic report…
Project Masam’s deminers have removed demolished dozens of landmines, and unexploded ordnance in Jabal al-Nar, Al-Mokha district, in Yemen’s western Taiz governorate – one of Yemen’s most landmine contaminated regions. The operation, conducted by Project Masam Special Task Team, involved the bulk demolition of three Houthi-manufactured anti-tank mines, along with 23 miscellaneous mortar shells and…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 4,230 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in July 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 1,390 landmines and UXO last week, including five anti-personnel landmines, 47 anti-tank mines, 1,337 UXO and one IED.…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 453,298 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,551 anti-personnel mines, 144,771 anti-tank mines, 293,909 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,067 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 58,275,262 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
The Masam Landmine Clearance Project in Yemen is currently conducting a refresher training programme for demining teams, as well as paramedic teams, operating in the Marib sector. This programme, initiated earlier this month, aims to enhance deminers’ skills in handling a variety of landmines and advanced improvised explosive devices (IEDs). According to Project Masam’s management,…
The Operations Officer of the United Nations (UN) Office of Safety and Security in Yemen, Ahmed Hamadeh, has visited Project Masam’s headquarters in Marib in central Yemen. Years of conflict have left the strategic city of Marib and the surrounding region littered with unexploded ordnance, as well as tens of thousands of landmines and improvised…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 2,840 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in July 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 989 landmines and UXO last week, including five anti-personnel landmines, 46 anti-tank mines, 935 UXO and three IEDs.…
