Roadside Bombing in Abyan Kills Soldier, Injures Six

Roadside Bombing in Abyan Kills Soldier, Injures Six

A roadside bomb attack in Mudiyah district, Abyan province, southern Yemen, resulted in the death of a soldier and injuries to six others on Friday. According to STC media, the target was a military patrol belonging to the Southern Transitional Council's (STC) Sixth Support and Reinforcement B...

Masam Clears Over 2,000 Landmines in Yemen in March

Masam Clears Over 2,000 Landmines in Yemen in March

Masam, the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen, announced substantial progress in its efforts, reporting the removal of 551 Houthi-planted landmines across multiple Yemeni provinces in the past week, as of Wednesday. These mines, including 35 anti-tank mines, 513 unexploded ordnances, an...

Saudi Project "Masam" Clears 51 Minefields in Al-Dhalea over Five Years

Saudi Project "Masam" Clears 51 Minefields in Al-Dhalea over Five Years

Over the past five years (late 2019 to early 2025), the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) has successfully cleared 51 minefields in Al-Dhalea governorate, as stated in a report reviewed by Barran Press. Masam teams have removed over 2,000 deadly anti-personnel mines and other ...

Hodeidah Landmine Blast Kills Two Beekeepers, Injures Two Others

Hodeidah Landmine Blast Kills Two Beekeepers, Injures Two Others

Two beekeepers were killed and two others injured on Thursday when a landmine, planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, exploded in the Al-Durayhimi district of Hodeidah province, western Yemen, according to rights sources. The Yemeni Landmine Observatory identified the victims as Fouad Ahmed Quba, ...

Saudi Arabia's "Masam" Project Clears Over 480,000 Explosives in Yemen

Saudi Arabia's "Masam" Project Clears Over 480,000 Explosives in Yemen

The Saudi-led "Masam" project has significantly reduced the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Yemen, according to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Speaking at the fourth Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum on Monday, February 24th, he highlighted that ove...

MASAM Removes 2,111 Mines in Yemen Since February

MASAM Removes 2,111 Mines in Yemen Since February

On Sunday ,the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) reported clearing 2,111 mines, unexploded ordnance, and explosive devices this month. According to a statement on MASAM’s official website, the past week alone saw the removal of 810 unexploded ordnances and 44 anti-tank ...

Masam Project Clears 1,749 Explosive Remnants of War in Taiz

Masam Project Clears 1,749 Explosive Remnants of War in Taiz

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the successful destruction of 1,749 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Dhubab and Bab al-Mandeb, Taiz governorate. The clearance operation, conducted by Masam's second special tasks team, neutr...

Yemeni Woman Killed by Houthi Landmine in Nihm

Yemeni Woman Killed by Houthi Landmine in Nihm

A 35-year-old Yemeni woman, Aisha Naji Al-Qasha'a, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Nihm district on Friday. According to the human rights organization "Shohood," the incident occurred while Aisha was herding sheep in Jabal Al-Qarn. Her daughte...

Saudi Project "Masam" Clears 840 Mines in a Week

Saudi Project "Masam" Clears 840 Mines in a Week

The Saudi Project "Masam" announced on Tuesday the removal of 840 mines and unexploded ordnance planted by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. According to Masam, the cleared explosives included 800 unexploded ordnance items and 38 anti-tank mines. This brings the total number of mines clea...

"Masam" Reports Removal of Over 472,000 Landmines Since Project Launch

"Masam" Reports Removal of Over 472,000 Landmines Since Project Launch

On December 16, 2024, Osama Al-Qusabi, the Director General of the Masam project, announced that the initiative has successfully removed 472,688 landmines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) since its inception until December 13. These explosive devices were reportedly pl...

Child Injured by Explosive Device Disguised as Toy in Hajja

Child Injured by Explosive Device Disguised as Toy in Hajja

On December 14, 2024, a child was injured in Hajja province, northwestern Yemen, by an explosive device planted by the Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization. According to the Yemeni Landmine Observatory, the 13-year-old boy, identified as Adel Mohammed Ma...

Elderly Man Killed in Tribal Revenge Shooting in Eastern Marib

Elderly Man Killed in Tribal Revenge Shooting in Eastern Marib

On Thursday, November 28, 2024, an elderly man was killed and his son and driver injured in a tribal revenge shooting that has its roots in a nearly 30-year-old feud in Marib province, northeastern Yemen. According to a tribal source who spoke to Barran Press, 70-year-old Hamad bin Mohammed Mu&...

High-Ranking Officer of Shabwa Defense Forces Killed in IED Explosion

High-Ranking Officer of Shabwa Defense Forces Killed in IED Explosion

Military sources reported that Colonel Ahmed Mohsen Al-Sulaimani, the Chief of Staff of the First Shabwa Defense Brigade affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council, was killed in an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. According to s...

Houthis Parading Kidnapped Civilians in Hodeidah

Houthis Parading Kidnapped Civilians in Hodeidah

Hodeidah, Yemen - In a disturbing display of intimidation, the Houthi group, designated a terrorist organization by many countries, has been accused of parading 11 kidnapped civilians around Hodeidah governorate. Social media erupted with outrage on Friday, May 10th, 2024, after a video emerged sh...