Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 527,493 explosive devices across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in June 2018, according to the latest weekly media report.
This cumulative clearance includes 6,998 anti-personnel mines, 148,527 anti-tank mines, 363,634 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,334 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Through these efforts, more than 74,408,882 square metres of land have been made safe for civilian use.
Since the conflict escalated in 2014, vast areas of Yemen have been contaminated with landmines and explosive remnants of war, especially in strategically important regions where contamination levels remain severe.
Estimates indicate that Houthi forces have laid between one and two million mines nationwide, creating long-term risks for civilians, livelihoods, and humanitarian operations.
During the most recent reporting week (29 November – 5 December 2025), Project Masam teams cleared 1,033 explosive devices, including six anti-personnel mines, 62 anti-tank mines, 960 UXO, and five IEDs. Over the same period, clearance operations secured 336,631 square metres of land across affected districts.
Project Masam continues to prioritise the clearance of villages, agricultural land, key infrastructure, schools, and access routes to ensure safer movement for civilians and humanitarian workers.
Up to five million Yemenis have been displaced since the start of the war, many driven from their homes not by active fighting but by widespread landmine contamination. Seasonal sandstorms, shifting frontlines, and restricted access in heavily contaminated areas continue to complicate clearance efforts. Despite these challenges, Project Masam remains committed to protecting lives and supporting Yemen’s recovery through sustained humanitarian mine action.
