The Saudi project "MASAM," dedicated to clearing Yemeni lands of landmines, announced on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the removal of 882 landmines planted by the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, across various Yemeni governorates during the second week of this month.

In a statement reviewed by "Barran Press," the center clarified that the removed mines included nine anti-personnel mines, 29 anti-tank mines, 841 unexploded ordnance, and three explosive devices. This brings the total number of mines removed by the project in July 2024 to 1,851.

"MASAM" indicated that the total number of mines removed since its inception in Yemen has reached 450,919, planted randomly in various governorates to claim more innocent victims, including children, women, and the elderly.

On Sunday, July 14, 2024, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center announced the extension of the "MASAM" project contract for demining Yemeni lands for one year, at a cost of $35,998,500, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

In 2018, the "MASAM" project was launched to clear Yemen of landmines as a humanitarian initiative within the efforts of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center in Yemen. Currently, it comprises 32 demining teams operating in areas under the control of the internationally recognized government.

Last June, Rashad Al-Alimi, President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, issued two decrees awarding the "MASAM" project and the National Demining Program the Medal of Courage, in recognition and appreciation for their role in clearing Yemeni lands of landmines and unexploded ordnance planted by the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization.

UN reports indicate that the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has planted approximately two million landmines in various areas under its control, resulting in the death and injury of over 20,000 civilians, the majority of whom are women and children.

While human rights reports accuse the Houthis of "turning Yemen into the largest minefield ever, after planting over two million landmines," human rights organizations repeatedly call on the Houthi group to provide maps of the landmines they planted to organizations working in the field of demining.