After being stuck in a limbo for years due to shifting frontlines and the presence of Houthi landmines, Bani Al-Fartoot village in Al-Khokha has finally found a way out after Project Masam came to clear explosive threats, allowing the village to recover.
By bringing its expertise and state-of-the-art equipment, Masam’s Team 26 was able to clear 173 landmines, which helped displaced civilians return to their village.
Houses have been rebuilt, roads revived, lands cultivated and hearts liberated from fear.
The team’s leader, Engineer Sami Saeed, said that his team had received a report from locals after explosions killed sheep and destroyed a tiller and motorcycle in Bani Al-Fartoot.
The team cleared a secondary road from Bani Al-Fartoot leading to Al-Khokha and
Hays, and a secondary road leading to Al-Shehil and Al-Run villages.
Team 26’s deputy team leader, Engineer Mohammad Olwan, told how the village had been completely booby-trapped by landmines.
A local human rights organisation was able to visit the village.
Sami Awad Moheb, a human rights activist from Al-Khokha, welcomed the clearance achievements in Bani Al-Fartoot.
Speaking on the behalf of the villagers, Moheb thanked Masam for their work, and for bringing peace back to them.
