{"id":18742,"date":"2022-01-31T14:38:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=18742"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:38:28","slug":"project-masam-destroys-2035-landmines-and-unexploded-ordnance-in-bab-al-mandab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/project-masam-destroys-2035-landmines-and-unexploded-ordnance-in-bab-al-mandab\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Masam destroys 2,035 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Bab Al-Mandab"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1524156224953{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1643639811100{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #b5b5b5 !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”]Project Masam has located and safely destroyed 2,035 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Bab al-Mandab on Yemen\u2019s western coast.<\/p>\n

Since Yemen\u2019s civil was began in 2014,\u00a0Houthi militias have planted land and seamines<\/a> across Yemen.<\/p>\n

On 26 January 2022, Project Masam’s Team Leader Special Tasks in the West Coast, Munther Qasim, and Dr. Zauba Alrawi, Project Masam\u2019s Operations Manager in Aden and the West Coast, oversaw the bulk demolition of 2,035 explosive items. These included 845 anti-tank landmines, 16 anti-personnel mines, 16 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), live ammunition and other explosive ordnance.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the demolition, Qasim (pictured) said: “This is the 129th destruction operation for Project Masam since the project launched in Yemen [in mid-2018].”<\/p>\n

Qasim thanked Masam Managing Director Mr. Ousama Al-Gosaibi, for the capabilities provided to all the mine clearance teams, as well as the Director of the Executive Office for Mine Action in Aden, Brigadier General Qaid Haitham Halboub for his support.<\/p>\n

“We thank the experts and everyone who helped with clearing mines and remove all the landmines planted by the Houthi militias in Yemen,” Qasim added.<\/p>\n

Project Masam has located and destroyed a total of 314,891 explosive devices – including 4,519 anti-personnel mines and 111,846 anti-tank mines – since the start of its humanitarian demining activities in 2018.<\/p>\n

By clearing coastal areas and areas of immediate humanitarian priority, Project Masam is\u00a0preventing future tragedies<\/a>\u00a0and allowing for the safe movement of civilians and humanitarian goods and services, effectively creating resilience within communities affected by the threat of land and sea mines.<\/p>\n

Read more about Project Masam\u2019s demolition process\u00a0here.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]