Project Masam clears 478,954 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

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…

Project Masam has saved thousands of Yemenis lives from landmines amid international community funding vacuum

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 clears 1,790 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

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 clears 478,222 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

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 clears 477,583 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

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 demolishes 1,063 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab

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…

Project Masam launches media courses to educate 100 media professionals in Yemen’s Marib

This week, the University of Saba Region in the eastern Yemeni governorate of Marib has launched four specialised media courses aimed at qualifying 100 media professionals from among graduates of the Media Department, and workers in local media institutions. Operating since mid-2018, Project Masam conducts humanitarian clearance in accordance with priorities set by the Yemeni…

Project Masam clears 5,398 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices

Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 5,398 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in December 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 3,174 landmines and UXO last week, including three anti-personnel landmines, seven anti-tank mines, and 3,164 UXO during the period.…