Across Yemen, landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to drive displacement while simultaneously placing displaced families at even greater risk. Contamination affects roads, farmland, villages, water sources, grazing areas, and residential communities, forcing civilians to flee unsafe areas while limiting their ability to return home safely. Years after the escalation of the conflict in…
Project Masam has cleared dozens of explosive items from a contaminated area in Taiz Governorate following an incident in which a child was seriously injured by unexploded ordnance while herding sheep in Al-Majaliya Al-Gharbiya, Al-Qahirah District, in Yemen’s embattled Taiz region. Engineer Mohammed Ali Al-Sharabi, leader of Project Masam’s demining Team 22, said the team…
Project Masam’s demining teams have cleared 135 anti-tank mines from an area north of Bani Fayd village in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, eliminating a direct threat to civilians, farmland, and local access roads. Midi District remains one of the areas most heavily contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war due to extensive mine laying…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 4,714 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen 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 168 anti-personnel mines, 380 anti-tank mines, 4,146 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 20 improvised…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 562,730 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 22 May 2026. This total includes 7,325 anti-personnel mines, 151,429 anti-tank mines, 395,514 items of unexploded ordnance…
In addition to the destruction caused by the conflict in the liberated areas of northern Hajjah Governorate, landmines and explosive remnants of war have also placed the education of thousands of children at risk, forcing many away from their classrooms. Schools and the roads leading to them have become heavily contaminated, creating ongoing dangers for…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 3,124 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen so far in May 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed include 157 anti-personnel mines, 267 anti-tank mines, 2,685 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 561,140 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 15 May 2026. This total includes 7,314 anti-personnel mines, 151,316 anti-tank mines, 394,053 items of unexploded ordnance…
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…
