Project Masam’s deminers have destroyed 2,015 landmines, and unexploded ordnance in the Wadi Dufs area of Zinjibar in Abyan Governorate, east of Aden, Yemen’s de facto capital.
In alignment with the global mine action sector, Project Masam’s responsibilities include the clearance, removal or destruction of landmines stockpile and explosive remnants of war.
By destroying the explosive items, Project Masam ensures they can no longer function as designed – this effectively protects civilian populations and helps to eradicate these deadly weapons.
Munther Qassem, Project Masam’s Special Task Team (STT) in the Aden sector, confirmed that the operation involved the detonation and destruction of a Katyusha rocket, 1,621 miscellaneous fuses, six anti-tank mines, 12 anti-personnel mines, and 26 mortar shells.
Additionally, the team demolished 111 152mm caliber missile warheads, 21 76mm caliber missile warheads, 81 armour-piercing steel warheads, and 136 armour-piercing fin stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds were safely destroyed.
The bulk demolition was conducted in line with international safety standards for the disposal of landmines and war remnants, at a location far removed from population centres and agricultural areas in the Dofs area.
