Project Masam has carried out the bulk demolition of 1,275 landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Bab al-Mandab, in Dhubab District in south Yemen. The bulk demolition operation carried out by Project Masam’s Special Task force in the Bab al-Mandab area, on the western coast of Yemen, included 39 banned anti-personnel…
This week, Project Masam’s Technical Advisers in Aden, Yemen, have received an in-house Drone Pilot Training course to enhance the project’s technical survey for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) capacity. The one-week DJI Drone Basic Flight Training course should add an extra level of information for technical surveys, particularly for surface-laid IEDs, including Houthi-planted passive infrared…
Project Masam has carried out the destruction and detonation process of 368 landmines, explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the Dhahaba area of Ain district, Shabwah governorate. Shabwah became a battleground in 2015 between Houthi militias and army units supporting of Ali Abdullah Saleh, and army units and militias loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,…
This week, Project Masam provided first-hand accounts from demining experts as well as investigative materials to a British TV news channel after our teams discovered, and destroyed, Yemen’s largest ever waterborne bomb, which could have been used by the Houthis to target international shipping in one of the world’s key commercial routes. Since at least 2017,…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 4,245 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in February 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 731 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including four anti-personnel mines, 93 anti-tank mines, 622 UXO and 12…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 431,054 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,455 anti-personnel mines, 143,137 anti-tank mines, 273,490 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,972 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 54,081,649 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 3,514 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in January 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 733 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including two anti-personnel mines, 126 anti-tank mines, 602 UXO and three…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 430,323 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,451 anti-personnel mines, 143,044 anti-tank mines, 272,868 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,960 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 53,788,355 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Yemen has continued to witness the deterioration of the educational process, due to the partial and total destruction of schools by landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). According to information obtained by Project Masam, these mines targeted 344 schools in six Yemeni governorates, which led to the injury of a large number of students and…
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 2,781 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in January 2024. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that the teams removed 1,010 landmines, UXO, and IEDs last week, including 890 UXO and 117 anti-tank mines, bringing the total of…
