Project Masam’s Team 21 has announced it has safely secured a farm and water well in Al-Rama area of Al-Mokha district on Yemen’s West Coast. This came after a civilian, Ibrahim Abdullah, called for help and asked Project Masam to survey the farm to ensure it was free of landmines after several explosions claimed the…
Project Masam’s demining Team 28 has secured five high-impact areas littered with anti-personnel landmines in Al-Omari area, in Dhubab district in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate. In a statement to Project Masam’s media office, the leader of Team 28 confirmed that his team had received several reports from civilians about explosions in the Ali Saeed mountains in…
In Yemen, 16 million people – half of which are children – cannot access clean drinking water, according to UNICEF. Water scarcity is prevalent among Yemeni communities, who now face contamination of vital water sources. While some believe water contamination is a consequence of demining practices, the contamination derives from the chemicals from Houthi landmines,…
As Houthi militias continue planting landmines across occupied area of Yemen, Project Masam has succeeded in clearing 13 schools in Al-Khawkhah and Hays districts of Hodeidah Governorate. Project Masam Team 26 said that, of the 13 schools it has cleared of landmines, seven were completely destroyed and six were partially damaged due to the landmines …
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 783 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in September 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that last week the teams managed to remove seven anti-personnel mines, 84 anti-tank mines, 687 UXO and five IEDs. The project’s demining…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 414,526 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,314 anti-personnel mines, 140,815 anti-tank mines, 259,508 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,889 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 49,316,254 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 772 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in September 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that last week the teams managed to remove nine anti-personnel mines, 41 anti-tank mines, 718 UXO and four IEDs, bringing the total…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 413,743 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,307 anti-personnel mines, 140,731 anti-tank mines, 258,821 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,884 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 49,316,254 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
Project Masam’s Team 4 has started the process of opening and securing the Aqaba Maqaba road, which connects the centre of Bayhan district and Wadi Al-Khair region in Yemen’s Shabwah province. In a statement to Project Masam’s media office, the leader of Team 4 confirmed that the process of securing the road has begun, as…
Project Masam Team 6 has announced that it has cleared and defused six anti-tank mines on a desert road in Shaqt Al-Tayyar area, Usaylan district in Yemen’s Shabwah province. The team leader confirmed that the demining process took place during the survey and securing operation in the minefield No. 5 in the same area. He…
