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The destruction operation carried out by the missile collection team under the supervision of Masam experts in ‘Aden and West Coast’ and in the presence of the Director of Executive Center for Mine Action in Aden, Brigadier General ‘Qaed Haitham’, included 131 anti-tank mines, 4 anti-personnel mines, 91 various shells, and 5 explosive devices, in addition to 481 different fuses, 2 aviation missiles, Katyusha rocket, and 150 various ammunition.
According to Engineer Yahya Atef Saeed, the acting commander of the missile collection team in Bab Al-Mandab, the amount of mines and shells destroyed today is the result of what has been seized by Masam engineering teams from several regions and districts, most notably ‘Al-Mukha and Mawza’a’, as well as Kahub district, Al-Haneesh, Azzan and Al-Omari and other areas where Masam teams are deployed along the western coast.
For his part, the international expert, Dr. Zawbaa Al-Rawi, confirmed that Project Masam and its teams operating in ‘Aden and the West Coast of Yemen’ are making great efforts in order to drive away civilians from mines danger, secure their lives, enable them to return to their areas, and carry out their work safely.
Al-Rawi pointed out that the Masam engineering teams in all Yemeni governorates where they are deployed are distinguished by good skills and experience, they work accurately and objectively with adherence to international safety standards during their field work.
Dr. Zawbaa Al-Rawi noted that Project Masam works diligently and continuously to develop the engineering teams skills, raise their competencies, and overcome all the obstacles they face in order to achieve greater achievements in the field to reach Masam goal which is Yemen free of mines.