Project Masam Clears Over 7,000 Landmines and UXO in May Across Yemen

Project Masam Clears Over 7,000 Landmines and UXO in May Across Yemen

  Project Masam, the Saudi-funded initiative to clear landmines in Yemen, announced today that its teams have successfully removed 1,689 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across several Yemeni governorates over the past week. These cleared muniti...

Houthi Unexploded Ordnance Injures Civilian in Marib

Houthi Unexploded Ordnance Injures Civilian in Marib

  An unexploded projectile, a remnant of the conflict with the Houthi group, seriously injured a civilian today in Al-Faw area of Yemen's northeastern Marib governorate, according to security sources. Marib police, in a statement seen by "Bran Press," identified the inju...

Houthi Landmine Kills One, Injures Two from Same Family in Al-Baydha

Houthi Landmine Kills One, Injures Two from Same Family in Al-Baydha

   A devastating landmine explosion in Yemen's central Al-Baydha governorate today claimed the life of one civilian and severely injured two others from the same family. Human rights sources attributed the blast to a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group.   The E...

Children Severely Injured by War Remnant in Marib

Children Severely Injured by War Remnant in Marib

  Two children were injured, one critically, on Thursday, after a projectile—a remnant of war—exploded in Al-Manin area south of Marib city. Local sources in northeastern Yemen told "Baran Press" that 8-year-old Yahya Maqbool Murshid Al-Bukhaikh sustained severe ...

Masam: Over 5,000 Houthi Mines Cleared in May

Masam: Over 5,000 Houthi Mines Cleared in May

   The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (MSAM) announced today the removal of 1,504 mines, unexploded ordnance, and IEDs planted by the Houthi group across Yemen in the past week. The Houthis are internationally designated as a terrorist organization.   This brings MSAM&#...

Project Masam Clears Over 1,000 Houthi Mines in One Week

Project Masam Clears Over 1,000 Houthi Mines in One Week

  Project Masam, the Saudi-backed demining initiative in Yemen, announced Thursday that its teams have removed 1,095 mines planted by the Houthi group across several provinces during the third week of May. The mines cleared include 32 anti-tank mines, 7 anti-personnel mines, and 1,056...

MASAM Destroys 600 Mines and IEDs in Shabwah Governorate

MASAM Destroys 600 Mines and IEDs in Shabwah Governorate

  The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) reported Wednesday that its teams destroyed 600 landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) collected in the Dhahaba area of Ain District, Shabwa Governorate, southern Yemen. The explosives were gathered over the preceding m...

Child Critically Injured by Houthi Landmine in Western Taiz

Child Critically Injured by Houthi Landmine in Western Taiz

  A 17-year-old boy suffered critical injuries on Tuesday after stepping on a landmine planted by the Iran-backed  Houthi group in the Maqbanah district, west of Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen, local sources reported. The sources, speaking to "Baran Press," identi...

Masam Clears Over 1,000 Explosives in Yemen in One Week

Masam Clears Over 1,000 Explosives in Yemen in One Week

The Saudi-backed Masam Project announced on Monday that its teams removed 1,050 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from Yemeni territory in the past week alone. According to a statement on its official website, reviewed by Barran Press, Masam’s f...

UN Mission Reports Surge in Civilian Deaths from Landmines in Hodeidah

UN Mission Reports Surge in Civilian Deaths from Landmines in Hodeidah

The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) issued a report today indicating a concerning rise in civilian casualties from landmines and explosive remnants in Hodeidah province, western Yemen. UNMHA stated that eight civilians were killed and one injured last month alone d...

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 ...

Masam Project Clears Over 1,000 Houthi-Planted Mines in One Week

Masam Project Clears Over 1,000 Houthi-Planted Mines in One Week

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced the removal of 1,034 pieces of unexploded ordnance and 24 anti-tank mines in a single week, all planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group, a designated terrorist organization. According to Masam's website, this brings the project...

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 Clears 1,250 Mines in Yemen

MASAM Clears 1,250 Mines in Yemen

The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (MASAM) has announced the removal of 1,250 mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Yemen since the beginning of February. These explosive devices were planted by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. In the past week alone...