The Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as Masam, announced on November 3, 2024, that its engineering teams removed a total of 636 landmines and unexploded ordnance during the last week of October.

In a statement reviewed by "Barran Press," the project detailed that the removed explosives included four anti-personnel mines, 36 anti-tank mines, and 596 pieces of unexploded ordnance.

The engineering teams successfully cleared 146 pieces of unexploded ordnance in Aden, as well as one anti-personnel mine, one anti-tank mine, and one piece of unexploded ordnance in the Hays district of Al-Hudaydah.

Additionally, in the Lahij governorate, the teams removed three pieces of unexploded ordnance in the Al-Wahdah district, while in Marib, they cleared three anti-tank mines in the Harib district, along with 30 anti-tank mines and 300 pieces of unexploded ordnance in Marib city.

In Taiz, the teams removed three anti-personnel mines and 58 pieces of unexploded ordnance in the Dhubab district, as well as two anti-tank mines and 83 pieces of unexploded ordnance in the Al-Mokha district, and five pieces of unexploded ordnance in the Al-Mu’afar district.

According to the Masam project, a total of 4,394 mines were removed in October, bringing the cumulative total since the project's inception to 468,067 mines, which were indiscriminately planted across various regions of Yemen, resulting in numerous casualties among innocent children, women, and the elderly.

United Nations reports indicate that approximately two million mines have been planted by the Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization, in areas under its control, leading to over 20,000 civilian deaths and injuries, predominantly among women and children. rights reports accuse the Houthis of "turning Yemen into the largest minefield in history" after planting more than two million mines. Human rights organizations have repeatedly called on the Houthi group to provide maps of the landmines they have planted to assist organizations involved in demining efforts.