MASAM Removes More Than 1,000 Mines and Explosive Remnants in Yemen in One Week

Yemen Monitor | Newsroom: The Masam project for landmine clearance in Yemen announced on Sunday that its field teams had removed 1,041 landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices during the first week of November, while clearing more than 205,000 square meters of land. According to a statement issued by the project’s media office, citing its operations room, the weekly total included 973 items of unexploded ordnance, 46 anti-tank mines, 16 anti-personnel mines and six improvised explosive devices. Separately, the project reported that its teams had removed a total of 13,370 landmines, unexploded ordnance and explosive devices in Midi district, northwestern Yemen, since launching operations in the area. The statement added that the teams had cleared a total area of 5,112,429 square meters in Midi as part of efforts to reduce the dangers posed by landmines and remnants of war, protect civilians and their property, and restore the safe use of affected land. Overall Clearance Figures In its cumulative figures, the project announced that its demining teams had removed 601,041 landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices since the launch of its operations in Yemen in late June 2018 through November 6, 2026. Project Director-General Osama Al-Qusaibi said in a statement published by the media office that the total clearance operations during this period included 431,033 items of unexploded ordnance, 153,430 anti-tank mines, 7,858 anti-personnel mines and 8,720 improvised explosive devices. The statement also noted that Masam teams had cleared 86,964,108 square meters of Yemeni territory since the start of operations through November 6 this year. These operations are part of ongoing efforts to remove explosive devices and remnants of war from Yemeni territory, reduce the risks they pose to civilians, and secure affected areas, helping protect local communities and enable residents to return to their land and resume their activities safely. The post MASAM Removes More Than 1,000 Mines and Explosive Remnants in Yemen in One Week appeared first on Yemen Monitor.