Project Masam teams have cleared 1,041 landmines and other explosive threats across Yemen between 31 October and 6 November 2026, as humanitarian Mine Action operations continued despite significant security and movement restrictions.
The weekly total comprised 16 anti-personnel mines, 46 anti-tank mines, 973 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and six improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Teams also cleared 205,869 square metres of land during the reporting period.
The figures reflect operations across multiple governorates, including Abyan, Aden, Al Dhale, Hadramout, Hajjah, Lahj, Marib and Shabwah.
Among the largest concentrations of explosive ordnance recorded during the week were 409 items of UXO in Mukalla, Hadramout; 210 items of UXO and 25 anti-tank mines in Marib; and 66 items of UXO, 13 anti-tank mines and 10 anti-personnel mines in Midi, Hajjah.
The latest figures come as Project Masam continues operating despite significant security-related restrictions across parts of Yemen. Teams continue clearance, safe disposal, emergency-response and risk-education activities wherever operational conditions allow.
In Midi, teams carried out clearance east, west, south-west and south-east of the town, including around Water Well 1 and within an anti-personnel minefield west of Midi. Non-technical survey and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education activities also continued in villages south of the district, while mechanical clearance using the PT300 remained suspended because of the current security situation.
The diversity of items removed during the week reflects the complex explosive threat facing communities across Yemen, where anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, UXO and IEDs can exist within the same broader contamination environment and require different survey, clearance and disposal responses.
Project Masam’s demining, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Special Tasks and emergency-response teams continue responding to reported hazards and carrying out clearance wherever operational conditions allow.
