Landmines continue to pose a serious threat to returning families in Hayran District, northern Hajjah Governorate, where residents are attempting to resume farming and livestock herding after years of displacement. Hajjah remains strategically important because of its position along Yemen’s north-western border and Red Sea approaches, while large areas of the governorate have been heavily…
Project Masam teams have removed 487 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), unexploded ordnance (UXO) and other explosive threats from farmland and grazing areas around Al-Makhazin village in Midi District, northern Hajjah Governorate. The clearance is helping reduce risks to farmers, herders and people travelling through areas affected by extensive explosive contamination. Operations are continuing despite…
Project Masam teams have responded to reports from residents in Hayran District, northern Hajjah Governorate, after unexploded ordnance (UXO) and other explosive remnants were found in villages currently sheltering displaced families. The contamination followed recent shelling in the Al-Deir area, where a ballistic missile attack left explosive remnants posing a direct threat to civilians. Project…
Yemeni activists and media figures have praised Project Masam’s humanitarian mine action efforts during a visit to the project’s headquarters in Marib Governorate, highlighting the importance of clearance operations in protecting civilians and restoring safer access to affected communities. Ahmed Al-Jaishi, Amer Abdul-Qawi Al-Omari and Mohammed Abdullah Al-Bakri visited the headquarters to learn more about…
Renewed fighting in Yemen is placing civilians under mounting pressure, with displacement, hunger and reduced access to healthcare and water now compounded by the renewed threat of landmines and IEDs in areas affected by shifting frontlines. The latest escalation began in early September, with fighting intensifying in Taiz before spreading along parts of the western…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 3,542 landmines and other explosive threats across Yemen during the first three weeks of October 2026, as humanitarian Mine Action operations continue across multiple governorates. The October total so far comprises 74 anti-personnel mines, 106 anti-tank mines, 3,356 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and six improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
Project Masam has located and cleared 597,031 landmines and explosive threats across Yemen’s liberated areas since operations began in 2018, according to the latest cumulative figures covering activities up to 16 October 2026. This total includes 7,809 anti-personnel mines, 153,213 anti-tank mines, 427,316 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,693 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Through…
Project Masam’s Team 18 has delivered an Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) session for students at Huzam Basic Education School in Qatabah District, Al Dhale Governorate, following an incident in which a seven-year-old girl was injured by explosive ordnance while on her way to school. Qatabah lies within one of Al Dhale’s long-contaminated areas, where…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 2,547 landmines and other explosive threats across Yemen during the first two reporting weeks of October 2026, as humanitarian mine action operations continue across multiple governorates. According to the latest operational figures, the total comprises 24 anti-personnel mines, 67 anti-tank mines, 2,454 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and two…
Project Masam has located and cleared 596,036 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 9 October 2026. This total includes 7,759 anti-personnel mines, 153,174 anti-tank mines, 426,414 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 8,689 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
