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Amidst desperate to penetrate the Yemeni body and tighten its grip on it, the Houthi militias planted thousands of their mines to terrorize civilians and impose their control by force of arms until the size of the problem became exceptionally massive, and the consequences became horrific, as most of the casualties are civilians.
The Houthis have planted more than a million mines, at a rate of more than one mine per 30 Yemenis, With higher intensification than any other country since World War II.
Major General “Mohsen Al-Jani” had described that, from behind a low stone wall at the edge of a hillside in the Naham region while watching the distant lights in Sanaa, saying: “Sanaa is only 23 miles away, but these 23 miles may be equivalent to 500 miles with The Houthis planting a lot of landmines between winding roads and dispersed settlements in the valley, The enemy’s inhuman weapons have become a problem that disturbs everyone. ”
According to the report of the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining, due to the Houthi insanity that is indifferent to the fate of civilians, Yemen has become the largest country in the Middle East region that has been hit by the disaster of mine proliferation. As it comes to the top list of countries with the most mine explosions accidents in the world, which poses a permanent threat to civilian lives.
The Houthi mines did not exclude any place, whether public or private facilities, including roads and homes .. rather, they went beyond that to the sea, as well as the transit areas for commercial ships, to represent a threat to international shipping and a reason to deprive hundreds of fishermen from practicing the profession, which is their only source of livelihood.
Human rights reports have revealed that mine victims have exceeded 10,000, where children and women represent the vast majority. Taiz had the largest share in terms of the number of planted mines and the number of victims, followed by Al-Hudaydah Governorate and then Aden Governorate.
Out of awareness of the danger of this scourge on the Yemeni people, Masam engineering teams are racing against time to rid many areas of this disaster that befell them and have carved tragic stories on their roads.
From its inception until the ninth of October, Project Masam was able to clear 191054 mines, unexploded ordnance and explosive devices, in addition to clearing 15,107,219 square meters of Yemeni territory.
In a related context, Team 18 Masam was able to completely secure 8 villages and residential areas from mines and war remnants in Qataba directorate of Al-Dhalea governorate, where it was able to remove and destroy 500 anti-personnel mines, 100 camouflaged explosive devices and 1500 unexploded ordnance, all of which were removed from the Shakhb, Al Qaflah, Al-Raidi, Al-Baja and Al-Batinah, which are vital populated areas.
The Houthi militia has committed felonies against civilians by booby-trapping farms, homes and roads with thousands of mines that have become an obsession for civilians because of its danger on their present and future.