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Despite Yemen’s roots striking in depths of history as a link between the Middle East, Asia and Africa, and although its civilization is considered one of the oldest civilizations on earth, all of this did not intercede for it to preserve its security, stability and prosperity.
Since the emergence of the Houthi group, Yemen has been floundering in the midst of countless problems, confronted by crises and accidents. It is no longer hidden from any one the status that Yemen has become, as the Houthi coup struck it and threw it to the unknown after it killed, destroyed and displaced its sons and trapped their lands with various mines, which increased the scale of disaster.
The Houthi militia has made the Yemeni territories witness the largest mine-laying operation in the world, as official Yemeni reports indicate that more than 1.5 million individual and anti-armor mines have been planted in various regions of the country, which is described by observers as “the largest land booby-trapping operation since World War II.” .
Reports by monitoring and human rights organizations in Yemen also confirmed that there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people who want to return to their homes, but they cannot because of the numerous mines scattered randomly and without clear maps.
The Houthi militia persisted in its criminality and blew up civilian homes. These crimes coincide with the methods of ISIS and al-Qaeda. The Yemeni Minister of Information, Muammar Al-Eryani, said, with the blowing of 3 civilian homes by the Houthi militia in Al-Bayda, in the manner of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, in blowing up homes and government interests, makes it a new confirmation of criminality, and monism of methods, techniques and approaches that these terrorist organizations draw from. Blowing up homes is a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, also amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Since its coup against power in late 2014, the rebels have used house bombing operations in all its wars, from Dammaj in Saada through Amran, Sana’a and Ibb, especially the areas owned by the tribes sheikhs that stood by the state against coup elements.
The National Committee for Investigating Human Rights Violations revealed that it had verified 20 incidents of home bombing during a year, all executed by the Houthi terrorist militia alone.
Amidst this Houthi tampering with people lives and lands, Project Masam engineering teams continue their extensive campaign to remove this imminent danger that is threatening millions of Yemenis lives.
There are 32 engineering teams working on the ground to remove these killer boxes, including 16 in the governorates of Ma’rib, Al-Jawf, Sanaa, Al-Bayda and Shabwa, in parallel the other 16 teams working in Aden, Lahj, Taiz and the western coast, starting from Bab Al-Mandeb and ending at the nearest point of Hodeidah.
These teams are exerting continuous and strenuous efforts to remove and dismantle fields, mine networks and explosives planted by the Houthi group in a wide number of liberated areas, towns and villages.
Every day, Yemeni losses multiply, as civilians pay a high price from their strength and bodies as a result of large mine spreading on land and sea, which prevented farmers and fishermen alike from practicing their work. This disturbed the lives of people there and pushed Yemen to a cliff verge, from which it cannot be returned if the situation worsens.