Project Masam carried out the destruction and detonation of 20 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Al-Hariqiyah area, in Dhubab district of Yemen’s Taiz governorate.
In a statement, the leader of Masam Team 29 said that the demolition operation, carried out by Masam’s Special Task Team, included five anti-tank mines and 15 UXO.
The damaged landmines and UXO posed a direct threat to the lives of the shepherds and their livestock, as the area was used for grazing sheep.
The leader of Team 29 added that these mines and UXO are of a type that is difficult and dangerous to transport to the central destruction site, due to their crumbling.
Accordingly, the Special Tasks team disposed of them in the sites where they had been originally planted.
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 items, Project Masam ensures they can no longer function as designed or be repurposed– this effectively protects civilian populations and helps to eradicate these deadly weapons.
