{"id":20346,"date":"2023-10-22T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=20346"},"modified":"2023-10-22T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:49:35","slug":"project-masam-demolishes-1485-landmines-and-unexploded-ordnance-in-yemens-bab-al-mandab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/project-masam-demolishes-1485-landmines-and-unexploded-ordnance-in-yemens-bab-al-mandab\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Masam demolishes 1,485 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Yemen\u2019s Bab al-Mandab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Project Masam has carried out the bulk demolition of 1,485 mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Bab al-Mandeb, in Yemen&#8217;s Taiz governorate.<\/p>\n<p>The demolition operation carried out by Project Masam&#8217;s Special Task Team included 128 anti-tank mines, 1,338 projectiles and UXO, in addition to three anti-personnel mines and 16 IEDs.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Project Masam&#8217;s Assistant Managing Director, Qasim Al-Dossari, said that the landmines that were destroyed were cleared in the past two weeks in the districts of Hays, Al-Khawkhah, Mawza\u2019, Al Wazi&#8217;iyah and Mokha.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Dossari added that the landmines that were disposed of posed a direct threat to their lives, and hindered work on farms and grazing sheep and camels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Civilians&#8217; cooperation with Project Masam teams in reporting landmines and explosion sites has contributed significantly to detecting mines and [IEDs] before the occurrence of any accidents and explosions,&#8221; he highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-22-at-09.55.46-1-1280x720.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Masam has carried out the bulk demolition of 1,485 mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Bab al-Mandeb, in Yemen&#8217;s Taiz governorate. The demolition operation carried out by Project Masam&#8217;s Special Task Team included 128 anti-tank mines, 1,338 projectiles and UXO, in addition to three anti-personnel mines and 16 IEDs. 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