{"id":18141,"date":"2021-05-31T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T10:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=18141"},"modified":"2021-05-31T10:48:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T10:48:35","slug":"tawfiq-mohammad-abdallah-jalajels-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectmasam.com\/eng\/tawfiq-mohammad-abdallah-jalajels-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Tawfiq Mohammad Abdallah Jalajel’s story"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1524156224953{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1622458103437{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #b5b5b5 !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”]A man of few words, Tawfiq Mohammad Abdallah Jalajel asked Project Masam to share his story – one sadly lived by many Yemenis survivors of landmine explosions.<\/p>\n

“I entered my home and at the door, there was an explosion, and lost consciousness. They planted mines everywhere,” Tawfiq said, as he condemned the Houthi militias’ use of landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against civilians. Surgeons had to amputate both of Tawfiq’s legs as a result of the blast.<\/p>\n

“My life is not like before, I feel regret and sorrow that I can\u2019t walk or move. I wish I could walk and move like before. Now, I can’t do anything.”<\/p>\n

A 2021 human rights report<\/a> found that at least 5,026 civilians have been killed or gravely wounded in 17 Governorates in Yemen between 2014 and 2021 as a result of explosion of mines and IEDs planted by the Houthi armed group, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind.<\/p>\n

Due to underreporting, the number of fatalities could be much\u00a0higher than\u00a0the deaths\u00a0recorded by the human rights groups, who authored the report.<\/p>\n

To prevent new landmine-related injuries and deaths, Project Masam has located, removed and destroyed a quarter of a million explosive items<\/a> across Yemen since mid-2018.[\/vc_column_text]

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