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…
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…
A tribal sheikh in Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate has warned of the growing danger posed by landmines, which continue to threaten civilian lives and worsen living conditions in rural areas, particularly in the northern parts of Abs District. Sheikh Mohammed Kadish of Bani Hassan village said that the widespread planting of landmines in residential and agricultural…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 6,827 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen during April 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed include 34 anti-personnel mines, 367 anti-tank mines, 6,402 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 24 improvised…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have now located and cleared 558,016 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 1 May 2026. This total includes 7,157 anti-personnel mines, 151,049 anti-tank mines, 391,368 items of unexploded ordnance…
Project Masam has carried out a demolition operation on Thursday (30 April), destroying 4,076 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and other war remnants in the Dufs area of Abyan Governorate in southern Yemen. The operation was conducted by the project’s Special Tasks Team 1 as part of its ongoing mission to clear Yemeni territory of mines,…
