As the international community marks the International Day of Families on 15 May, the humanitarian impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on Yemeni families remains severe across many conflict affected areas of the country. Years after the escalation of the conflict, large areas of Yemen remain contaminated with anti personnel mines, anti tank…
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…
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…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 839 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen so far during May 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed include 12 anti-personnel mines, 95 anti-tank mines, 721 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 558,855 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in July 2018, according to the latest cumulative figures covering activities up to 8 May 2026. This total includes 7,169 anti-personnel mines, 151,144 anti-tank mines, 392,089 items of unexploded ordnance…
Project Masam’s demining teams in Yemen carried out a bulk demolition operation on Wednesday (6 May), destroying 6,011 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in the Bab al-Mandab area of Taiz Governorate in western Yemen. The operation was conducted by Project Masam’s Second Special Tasks Team as part of ongoing efforts to…
Project Masam’s demining teams have cleared a minefield located near residential areas in Midi district, in Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate, following a report from a local resident. The operation helped prevent a potential threat to civilians in the area. Engineer Saif Al-Mashmari, leader of Project Masam’s demining Team 38, said the team received a report from…
Project Masam has cleared and secured large areas in Al Jum’ah district in Al Mocha, in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate, enabling the implementation of a water project intended to improve access to a reliable water supply for several villages. Ali Qasim Mahyoub, head of the Al Jum’ah area, told Project Masam that the region has faced…
The life of a young Yemeni man, Ibrahim Kadish, was permanently altered after he was seriously injured by a landmine explosion while herding sheep in Abs district in north-western Yemen, highlighting the continued risk landmines pose to civilians. In an interview with the Masam media office, Kadish said the incident occurred in mid-January 2021 while…
Landmines have caused significant damage to the agricultural sector in Midi district, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen, disrupting farming activities and preventing farmers from accessing their land for more than seven years, according to local sources. Sheikh Hassan Musbah told the Project Masam media office that landmines planted across large areas of productive farmland have resulted in…
