{"id":19783,"date":"2023-05-25T15:49:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=19783"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T11:55:58","slug":"masam-destroys-and-detonates-1470-mines-and-uxos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/masam-destroys-and-detonates-1470-mines-and-uxos\/","title":{"rendered":"Masam destroys and detonates 1,470 mines and UXOs in Yemen’s southern Abyan governorate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Project Masam has destroyed and detonated 1,470 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen’s southern Abyan governorate.<\/div>\n
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The Operations Room announced in a statement that the destruction operation was carried out by the Special Task Force today (25 May 2023).<\/div>\n
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Items destroyed included seven anti-tank mines, three banned anti-personnel landmines, 416 shells, five rockets and 937 artillery rounds.<\/div>\n
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The destruction operation is the second one carried out this month, after last week’s Bab al-Mandab operation, during which 1,407 mines, UXO, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were destroyed.<\/div>\n
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Since mid-2018, Project Masam has been carrying out humanitarian landmine clearance operations across several Yemeni regions to bring life back to normal in vital areas and facilities.<\/div>\n
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Deminers’ efforts have contributed to the trust Yemenis are giving Project Masam, and they are fully cooperating with the project by reporting any suspicious objects or accidents to the concerned authorities.<\/div>\n
Awareness campaigns, and the clearance efforts, have helped reduce the number of civilian landmine casualties.<\/div>\n
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Since its inception in June 2018, Project Masam has removed 399,195 mines, UXO, and IEDs.<\/div>\n
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