Houthi landmines have killed and injured thousands of Yemenis since the beginning of the conflict, according to Yemen’s Minister of Legal Affairs and Human Rights.
The Houthis, a Shia-Islamist group also known as Ansar Allah, has been planting landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Yemen since 2014. They currently control over one-third of Yemen’s territory, and are claimed to be continuing to plant mines and IEDs in strategic areas.
Minister Ahmed Arman claimed the internationally-recognised government reported 4,501 civilians had been killed and 5,083 injured by landmines since the war began a decade ago.
According to statistics provided to Project Masam’s Media Office, Taiz governorate has seen the highest number of fatalities from Houthi mines, with 964 deaths, followed by Hudaydah with 835 deaths, Al-Jawf with 505, Al-Baydah with 409, and Marib with 400 deaths.
Taiz also leads in the number of injured victims, with 1,321, followed by Al-Jawf with 813, Marib with 778, Hudaydah with 586, and Al-Baydah with 330.
Project Masam, which has been active since June 2018 in Yemen, has successfully removed 481,776 mines, IEDs, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) from various regions across Yemen by mid-February 2025.
This includes 6,726 anti-personnel mines, 146,090 anti-tank mines, 8,194 explosive devices, and 320,766 UXO. Additionally, the project’s deminers have cleared a total area of 65,168,777 square metre of land.
