Project Masam has located and cleared 565,137 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 5 June 2026. This total includes 7,340 anti-personnel mines, 151,456 anti-tank mines, 397,879 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,462 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
In 2022, States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention) approved Yemen’s request for a five-year extension of its Article 5 mine clearance deadline, extending the country’s obligations until 1 March 2028. The decision reflected international recognition of the scale of contamination affecting Yemen and the challenges facing humanitarian deminers working across the…
Project Masam Team 26 has discovered an anti-vehicle minefield in the Dar Al-Shuja area of Mokha District, west of Taiz Governorate, Yemen, after a bulldozer struck a landmine while operating in the area. According to Project Masam, the team deployed to the site following instructions from the project’s operations room after receiving a report that…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 6,323 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: 172 anti-personnel mines, 401 anti-tank mines, 5,730 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 20 improvised…
Project Masam has located and cleared 564,339 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 29 May 2026. This total includes 7,329 anti-personnel mines, 151,450 anti-tank mines, 397,098 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,462 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
Local authorities have reopened the government complex in Dhubab District, Bab al-Mandab, after rehabilitation works and mine clearance operations made the site safe for the return of government institutions and public services. Lieutenant General Tariq Saleh, Vice President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, and Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan attended the reopening ceremony, marking the return…
Project Masam teams visited several displacement camps in Marib Governorate during Eid al-Adha, distributing gifts to children and joining families in celebrating the holiday. The visits formed part of an annual initiative carried out by Project Masam during Eid, bringing moments of celebration to children living in camps after years of conflict and displacement. Marib,…
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…
