Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 485,501 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,749 anti-personnel mines, 146,242 anti-tank mines, 324,306 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,204 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,880,374 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 1,606 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in March 2025. While many Project Masam teams were on annual leave during Ramadan, reserve and emergency teams continued operations. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 548…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 484,949 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,749 anti-personnel mines, 146,207 anti-tank mines, 323,793 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,200 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,875,624 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 2,247 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…
Four civilians, including a child, were killed in a landmine explosion in an area south of Hudaydah governorate in western Yemen. Yemen is one of the countries most affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war, which have caused the deaths and injuries of thousands of civilians since the Houthi group, classified as a terrorist…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 1,058 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in March 2025. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams cleared 1,058 landmines and UXO last week, including 24 anti-tank mines, and 1,034 UXO during the period. This brings the…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 484,401 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,744 anti-personnel mines, 146,182 anti-tank mines, 323,278 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,197 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,860,124 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s demining Team 18 has recently carried out an awareness campaign at Al-Zubairi School in the Shakib area of Al-Dhale Governorate, benefiting over 150 students. Due to its strategic location, Al-Dhale is one of the most heavily mined areas of Yemen, where Project Masam is actively working to clear large numbers of landmines planted by…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have cleared 2,817 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 861 landmines and UXO last week, including 13 anti-personnel mines, 24 anti-tank mines, 668 UXO, and one IED during…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 483,343 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,744 anti-personnel mines, 146,158 anti-tank mines, 322,244 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,197 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cleared over 65,662,717 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
