Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and destroyed 522,778 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in June 2018.
The cumulative total includes 6,974 anti-personnel mines, 147,928 anti-tank mines, 359,561 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,315 improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
Through these efforts, 72,851,013 square metres of land have been cleared and made safe for civilian use.
Since the conflict escalated in 2014 between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias, vast areas of the country have been contaminated with landmines, UXO, and other explosive remnants of war. Strategic regions remain heavily affected, with estimates suggesting Houthi forces have planted between one and two million mines nationwide.
During the most recent reporting week (1-7 November 2025), Project Masam teams removed 1,044 explosive devices, including five anti-personnel mines, 79 anti-tank mines, 957 UXO, and three IEDs, clearing 437,409 square metres of land.
Project Masam continues to prioritise the clearance of villages, roads, schools, farmland, and key infrastructure to ensure the safe movement of civilians and humanitarian workers.
Up to five million Yemenis have been displaced since the start of the war, many driven from their homes by the presence of mines and other explosive remnants. Seasonal sandstorms and limited access to contaminated areas continue to complicate operations, yet Project Masam remains committed to its mission of protecting lives and supporting Yemen’s recovery through humanitarian mine action.
