The director of Yemen’s National Mine Action Programme has said that Project Masam demining teams have destroyed 450 anti-tank mines in the country’s southeast.
Amin Al-Aqili, director of the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC), confirmed the landmines were removed from the west of Shabwah Governorate, which includes each of Usaylan, Bayhan, and Ain districts.
Shabwah, an energy-rich province, became a frontline in Yemen’s seven-year war, where Houthi militias planted tens of thousands of landmines.
In an interview, Al-Aqili thanked Masam for its efforts to detect, remove and destroy landmines in order to protect Yemeni lives.
Al-Aqili pointed out that the fruitful cooperation between Masam and the National Mine Action programme has led to great progress made on the ground.
The director also thanked all those who stood by the Yemeni people and all those making efforts to secure the lives of the Yemenis from deadly explosive items.
