Masam clears 369,159 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced its has located and destroyed 369,159 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 5,687 anti-personnel mines, 133,538 anti-tank mines, 7,553 improvised explosive devices and 222,381 unexploded ordnance neutralised over 39,652,109sqm of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic areas have been left littered with Houthi anti-personnel mines and anti-tank mines, along with unexploded…

Masam clears 368,351 landmines and explosive threats in Yemen

Project Masam has announced its has located and destroyed 368,351 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 5,680 anti-personnel mines, 133,094 anti-tank mines, 7,536 improvised explosive devices and 222,041 unexploded ordnance neutralised over 39,444,793sqm of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic areas have been…

Yemeni health official warns healthcare sector impeded by landmines as civilians fail to access crucial services

A hospital director in Yemen’s heavily-mined Shabwah province has described how landmines have hampered the healthcare sector. Shabwah province has been a central frontline in the conflict between Houthi militias and pro-government forces and have been littered with landmines and other remnants of war. Acting Director General of Bayhan Health Office and Director of Al-Dafaei General Hospital, Dr. Ahmed…

Bayhan district Director General says his area has been ‘heavily damaged’ by Houthi landmines

The Director-General of Bayhan district in Yemen’s Shabwah province has described how his area has been “heavily damaged” by Houthi landmines. Shabwah province has been a central frontline in the conflict between Houthi militias and pro-government forces and have been littered with landmines and other remnants of war. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Fatimi, who welcomed Masam’s humanitarian landmine clearing efforts in…