The Saudi-funded "MASAM" project, dedicated to clearing Yemeni lands of mines, announced on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, that its teams had removed over 1,100 mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during the third week of August. These explosive devices were planted by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, in several Yemeni governorates.

In a statement, monitored by "Barran Press", MASAM revealed that its field teams had successfully defused 1,139 mines, shells, and IEDs, including 13 anti-personnel mines, 56 anti-tank mines, 1,057 unexploded ordnance, and 13 IEDs.

This brings the total number of mines removed by MASAM in August to 2,529.

Since its inception, MASAM has removed a staggering 455,827 mines, indiscriminately planted across various governorates, causing countless casualties among innocent civilians, particularly children, women, and the elderly.

According to UN reports, the Houthi group has planted approximately two million mines throughout the areas they control, resulting in the deaths and injuries of over 20,000 civilians, the majority of whom are women and children. rights reports accuse the Houthis of transforming Yemen into the largest minefield in the world by planting over two million mines. Human rights organizations have repeatedly called upon the Houthi group to provide maps of the minefields they have created to organizations working in mine clearance.