Project Masam continues to welcome local reports of potential minefields in new areas, which invariably contribute to helping its humanitarian landmine clearance operations across Yemen.
Engineer Adib Rajab, Deputy Team Leader of Masam’s Special Task Team, said that Project Masam is quick to respond to any report of suspicious devices, as it has the capacity to do so thanks to the support and funding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This support means that demining teams can be easily dispatched across liberated areas, or near frontlines, “around the clock”, to protect civilians and help reduce the number of landmine victims.
Rajab added that Project Masam’s management’s expertise and experience is essential when it comes to delivering emergency humanitarian landmine clearance, despite the challenging circumstances on the ground.
Adel Ghanem, chief of operations of the 17th Southern Giants Brigades in Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab, meanwhile said that Project Masam was fast to intervene after the discovery of landmines and explosive devices outside conflict areas along Bab Al Mandab’s long coastline.
Ghanem highlighted how these landmines still represent a great danger to livestock as well as civilians, and have killed and injured many. They also led to countless losses of sheep and camels, he claimed.
