Project Masam has located and cleared 589,188 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 4 September 2026. This total includes 7,681 anti-personnel mines, 152,946 anti-tank mines, 419,892 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,669 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
Project Masam’s Team 42 cleared 18,000 square metres of agricultural land north of Al-Makhazin village in Midi District, northern Hajjah Governorate, during August, removing more than 200 explosive hazards from land used by local farmers and herders. Team 42 leader Engineer Abdulrahman Dhiab said the clearance operation resulted in the removal of five anti-personnel mines,…
roject Masam has intensified Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) activities in Midi District, northern Hajjah Governorate, following reports of minefields discovered close to homes and on farmland used by local communities. EORE teams are conducting activities in villages, farming areas and locations used by herders, providing residents with information on the risks posed by landmines,…
Project Masam’s Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) team delivered a risk education session to more than 200 students at the 26th of September School in Bani Al-Zain village, Hayran District, northern Hajjah Governorate. The session focused on the risks posed by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), helping students recognise potentially dangerous objects, understand…
A Yemeni human rights organisation has documented 1,637 civilians killed and 6,135 injured by landmines laid by Houthi forces since 2015, highlighting the continuing human cost of explosive contamination across Yemen. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said its field teams recorded mine casualties in populated areas, villages, farms and on roads. Among those…
Explosive contamination in Yemen is placing pregnant women, mothers and babies at risk far beyond direct mine incidents, with Project Masam field evidence showing landmines and other explosive hazards restricting access to maternity care, water, food and livelihoods. In parts of Taiz, Project Masam field data records journeys to healthcare facilities that could otherwise have…
Project Masam demining teams cleared 10,099 landmines and other explosive hazards across Yemen between 1 and 28 August 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed during August include 71 anti-personnel mines, 191 anti-tank mines, 9,782 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO),…
Project Masam has located and cleared 588,325 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 28 August 2026. This total includes 7,675 anti-personnel mines, 152,476 anti-tank mines, 419,508 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 8,666 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has renewed warnings over the continuing threat posed by landmines to civilians across Yemen, as years of contamination continue to endanger communities and restrict access to homes, agricultural land and essential infrastructure. Yemen has faced successive waves of mine contamination from decades of conflict, but the threat expanded dramatically following the…
Project Masam demining teams have cleared 9,280 landmines and other explosive hazards across Yemen between 1 and 21 August 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas. According to the latest operational figures, the items removed during the first three reporting weeks of August include 48 anti-personnel mines, 162 anti-tank…
