{"id":18934,"date":"2022-11-28T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T11:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=18934"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T13:32:36","slug":"masam-destroys-622-landmines-and-explosive-items-in-shabwah-governorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/masam-destroys-622-landmines-and-explosive-items-in-shabwah-governorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Masam destroys 622 landmines and explosive items in Shabwah Governorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Project Masam has successfully removed and destroyed 622\u00a0landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and various unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen\u2019s Murrah area of Ataq district in Shabwah.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Technical Survey Team leader Engineer Hussein Alaqili, confirmed the destruction and detonation of 622 mines and UXO, which included 600 UXO, 20 anti-tank mines, and two <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@project.masam\/made-in-yemen-how-houthis-use-of-sea-mines-affects-fishing-communities-73f05cc82696\">naval mines<\/a> &#8211; also known as sea mines.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Al-Aqili explained that every <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@project.masam\/the-importance-of-clearing-unexploded-ordnance-to-prevent-repurposing-as-deadly-ieds-cf13b50aca57\">unexploded ordnance<\/a> is considered an explosive landmine that threatens the lives of the population and must be disposed of.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The clearance operation, carried out by Masam&#8217;s teams in the southern region of Shabwah, is the 175th \u00a0operation since the start of the project in Yemen in mid-2018.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"width: 1200px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-18934-1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/R-1064-EN.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/R-1064-EN.mp4\">https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/R-1064-EN.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Masam has successfully removed and destroyed 622\u00a0landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and various unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen\u2019s Murrah area of Ataq district in Shabwah. 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