The Saudi Project for the Clearance of Yemeni Landmines (MASAM) announced on Sunday, July 28, 2024, that its field teams have cleared 831,729 square meters of land in Yemen since the beginning of July.

The project stated in a press release,  obtained by Barran Press", that its teams removed 1,390 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and explosive devices during the past week.

MASAM reported that a total of 4,230 landmines and unexploded ordnance were removed from July 1st to the 26th, with 1,337 unexploded ordnance and 47 anti-tank mines removed last week.

Since the beginning of July, MASAM teams have removed 4,033 unexploded ordnance and 169 anti-tank mines.

Since its launch in late June 2018, MASAM teams have cleared a total of 58,275,262 square meters of land in Yemen.

On July 14, 2024, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center announced the extension of the MASAM project contract for another year, with a budget of $35,998,500, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

Launched in 2018, MASAM is a humanitarian initiative by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center in Yemen. It currently has 32 demining teams operating in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government.

In June, Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi issued two decrees awarding MASAM and the National Mine Action Program the Medal of Courage, in recognition of their role in clearing Yemeni lands of landmines and unexploded ordnance planted by the Houthi group.

UN reports state that the Houthi group has planted an estimated two million landmines across the areas they control, resulting in the deaths and injuries of over 20,000 civilians, mostly 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 group to hand over maps of the landmines they planted to organizations working in demining.