{"id":23850,"date":"2026-10-25T07:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T07:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=23850"},"modified":"2026-10-25T07:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T07:59:35","slug":"project-masam-clears-4474-explosive-threats-in-yemen-so-far-in-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectmasam.com\/eng\/project-masam-clears-4474-explosive-threats-in-yemen-so-far-in-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Masam clears 4,474 explosive threats in Yemen so far in October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Project Masam teams have cleared 4,474 landmines<\/a> and other explosive threats across Yemen during the first four reporting weeks of October 2026, as humanitarian mine action operations continue across multiple governorates.<\/p>\n

The October total so far comprises 74 anti-personnel mines, 168 anti-tank mines, 4,210 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 22 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Teams have also cleared 690,931 square metres of land during the reporting period.<\/p>\n

In the latest week alone, from 17 to 23 October, Project Masam cleared 932 explosive threats, including 62 anti-tank mines, 854 items of UXO and 16 IEDs, across 188,946 square metres.<\/p>\n

The latest figures come as Project Masam continues operating despite significant security-related movement restrictions<\/a> in parts of Yemen. In Midi, northern Hajjah, teams are working on rotation because of the current security situation, while mechanical clearance operations have been suspended. Clearance, safe disposal and risk-education activities continue wherever operational conditions allow.<\/p>\n

The diversity of items cleared during October reflects the complex explosive threat facing communities across Yemen, where anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, UXO and IEDs can coexist within the same broader contamination environment and require different survey, clearance and disposal responses.<\/p>\n

Project Masam\u2019s demining, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Special Tasks and emergency-response teams continue responding to reported hazards and carrying out clearance wherever operational conditions allow.<\/p>\n

Since operations began in 2018, Project Masam has cleared 597,963 explosive threats, including 7,809 anti-personnel mines, 153,275 anti-tank mines, 428,170 items of UXO and 8,709 IEDs.<\/p>\n

Teams have cleared 86,503,193 square metres of land since the project began.<\/p>\n

Project Masam continues to carry out humanitarian mine action in accordance with established technical and safety standards, helping reduce the impact of landmines and other explosive hazards on civilians and affected communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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