Almost all the vital facilities in Yemen have been damaged by the huge number of camouflaged landmines randomly laid across the country which have killed or injured tens of thousands of civilians since the beginning of the war. On International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, we wanted to paint an accurate…
On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Project Masam has launched an awareness campaign on the dangers of landmines in the governorates of Taiz and Marib. Within the framework of this campaign, Masam’s teams designed awareness banners containing warning instructions about the dangers of landmines and the…
On the occasion of the International Mine Awareness Day, Project Masam has destroyed 1,185 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Bab al-Mandab province in Yemen’s Taiz governorate. The detonation operation, which was carried out by Masam specialised teams, included 316 anti-tank mines, 321 UXO, 491 varied fuses, 39 anti-personnel mines, and…
Project Masam’s operations room has announced that last week, the project teams removed 804 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In its statement, Project Masam confirmed the demining teams removed 741 anti-tank mines, 2,534 UXO and 17 IEDs this week alone. Since the beginning of the month, management also said that the…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 393,022 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,086 anti-personnel mines, 137,740 anti-tank mines, 7,756 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and 241,440 unexploded ordnance (UXO) neutralised over 45,367,536sqm of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic…
A human rights organisation has found that thousands of people have been killed by landmines in Yemen since the beginning of the war. In a report, the Human Rights Office in the governorate of Al Jawf documented 101 human rights violations inflicted by Houthi landmines across the governorate’s districts during 2022. In its report, the…
With its motto “Life without landmines” in mind, Project Masam has been striving to secure vital facilities across Yemen. The latest to date is the Al-Shaab School in Akkad village, where headmaster Ahmed Muhammad Al-Barakani said that Project Masam teams enabled the educational process to return to its previous state in the school after the…
Since the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, six civilians including a woman have been killed by Houthi landmines in the districts of Ad Durayhimi and At Tuhayta in Yemen’s governorate of Hodeidah. Two civilians from the same family were killed by a landmine planted by the Houthi militia in the village of al-Maroui,…
Project Masam’s operations room has announced that last week, the project teams removed 605 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In its statement, Project Masam confirmed the demining teams removed 15 anti-personnel mines, 160 anti-tank mines, 420 UXO and 10 IEDs this week alone. Since the beginning of the month, management also…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 392,218 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,086 anti-personnel mines, 137,560 anti-tank mines, 7,752 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and 240,820 unexploded ordnance (UXO) neutralised over 45,367,536sqm of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in 2014, liberated strategic…
