Project Masam has successfully removed and destroyed 1,601 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and various unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate.
The destruction operation, in Bab al-Mandeb district, included 451 anti-tank mines, 112 UXO, 451 assorted fuses, 10 anti-personnel mines, five IEDs, and 617 assorted bullets.
Masam Area Supervisor engineer Nayef Al-Kaldi said all the remnants of war destroyed were discovered in the districts of Hays, Mocha, Al-Khokha, and Al-Wazea over the past the weeks.
Al-Kaldi pointed out that Masam’s teams work on a daily basis to rid Yemen of landmines, IEDs and UXO that pose a direct threat to civilians’ lives and their livelihoods.
