After Project Masam detonated 20 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Yemen in the Al-Hariqiya area in the District of Dhubab, the governorate of Taiz this week, its clearance operations have brought life back to areas deserted because of landmines, according to a local official.
The leader of Masam Team 29 said that the demolition operation, carried out by Masam’s Special Task Team, included five anti-tank mines and 15 UXO.
In an interview, the Director General of Jabal Habashi District, Fares al-Maliki, stated that Project Masam brought back prosperity and joy to his area after landmines were cleared.
This included the Al-Shaab School in Akkad village, which had been deserted after being completely booby-trapped and has now been re-opened to welcome students and teachers.
Al-Maliki added that Project Masam’s achievements are unprecedented in Yemen and he claimed they will go down in Yemeni collective memory. The Director General extended his thanks to Masam’s experts and demining teams.
The Supervisor of Masam’s teams in Taiz, meanwhile, confirmed Project Masam will continue its humanitarian efforts in Yemen with great determination to fulfil its promise of a Yemen “without landmines” to restore life back to normal in the war-torn country.
