Taiz neighbourhood sees gradual return of residents after mine clearance operations

Residents are gradually returning to the Sila al-Da’wa neighbourhood in Salah district, east of Yemen’s embattled Taiz Governorate, following ongoing clearance operations by Project Masam teams after years of contamination from landmines, improvised explosive devices, and other explosive remnants of war. For several years, contamination across residential streets, homes, and public areas forced many families…

Mohammed Ali Zalafi’s story

An eight year old boy was killed and his father injured in a landmine explosion in Al-Suwaidiyah village in Al-Khokhah District, western Yemen, highlighting the continuing threat posed by landmines to civilians in Yemen’s western coastal areas. On 14 February 2025, Mohammed Ali Zalafi travelled with his son, Musa, to Al-Khokhah market to purchase supplies…