Efforts to clear booby-trapped landmines continue in Shabwah Province, says YEMAC

Giving an update about the situation in Yemen’s Ataq Directorate in Shabwah Governorate, the Deputy Director of the Executive Center for Mine Action (YEMAC) in Marib, Muntather Al-Radfani discussed YEMAC and Masam’s efforts to clear booby-trapped landmines. Yemen’s central energy-rich Shabwah province has been a central frontline in the conflict between Houthi militias and pro-government forces and has…

Efforts to clear booby-trapped landmines continue in Shabwah Province, says YEMAC

Giving an update about the situation in Yemen’s Ataq Directorate in Shabwah Governorate, the Deputy Director of the Executive Center for Mine Action (YEMAC) in Marib, Muntather Al-Radfani discussed YEMAC and Masam’s efforts to clear booby-trapped landmines. Yemen’s central energy-rich Shabwah province has been a central frontline in the conflict between Houthi militias and pro-government forces…

Marib: Team removes 360 mines in 24 hours after civilian vehicle blown up by mine

One of Project Masam’s teams has removed 360 anti-tank mines in less than 24 hours after civilians reported a landmine explosion accident in the strategic northern governorate of Marib. Since Yemen’s civil was began in 2014, Houthi militias have planted land and seamines across the war-torn country. Whilst the Houthis’ use of landmines has been widely documented since…

Masam teams receive specialised training to mitigate risk of newly-developed booby-trapped mines in Yemen

Project Masam is providing specialised training to Yemeni demining teams, as they continue to encounter newly-developed booby-trapped mines planted by parties opposing the pro-government forces, including Houthi militias. Due to the advances in their manufacturing, and technical and technological aspects, locally-produced booby-trapped mines encountered in the last few months across Yemen make mine clearance even more…

Masam teams receive specialised training to mitigate risk of newly-developed booby-trapped mines in Yemen

Project Masam is providing specialised training to Yemeni demining teams, as they continue to encounter newly-developed booby-trapped mines planted by parties opposing the pro-government forces, including Houthi militias. Due to the advances in their manufacturing, and technical and technological aspects, locally-produced booby-trapped mines encountered in the last few months across Yemen make mine clearance even more dangerous,…

Why is mine clearance so important in Yemen’s Usailan region? A local chief explains.

This week, we met with Ahmed Kurda, the Secretary General of the Local Council in Usailan Directorate in Shabwah Governorate – one of the most landmine contaminated area of Yemen after Masam teams cleared thousands of landmines in just seven days. The country’s central energy-rich Shabwah Governorate has been a central frontline in the conflict between Houthi militias…