Project Masam demining teams cleared 1,207 landmines and explosive remnants of war across Yemen during the first reporting week of July 2026, continuing efforts to reduce explosive threats and protect civilians in contaminated areas.
According to the latest operational figures, the items removed included 34 anti-personnel mines, 102 anti-tank mines, 1,065 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and six improvised explosive devices (IEDs). During the same period, Project Masam teams secured 312,264 square metres of land, making it safe for civilian use.
Clearance operations took place across several governorates, including Aden, Al Hudaydah, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Lahj, Marib, Shabwah, Taiz and Al Dhale, where contamination continues to pose risks to communities, agricultural activity and access routes.
The majority of items cleared were UXO, highlighting the persistent threat from munitions left behind in former conflict areas, often concealed in farmland, residential areas and along routes used daily by civilians.
During the reporting week, the Aden Special Task Team also carried out a large-scale demolition, safely destroying 84 anti-personnel mines, 68 anti-tank mines, 10,601 UXO and 45 IEDs recovered during previous clearance operations.
Since operations began in mid-2018, Project Masam has cleared 572,332 explosive threats and made more than 82.3 million square metres of land safe, supporting safer returns, livelihoods and humanitarian access across Yemen.
Project Masam continues to carry out clearance activities in line with international humanitarian Mine Action standards, working to reduce the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on affected communities.
