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...

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...

Saudi Masam Project Clears 714 Mines in Yemen in a Week

Saudi Masam Project Clears 714 Mines in Yemen in a Week

The Saudi demining project, Masam, reported on February 10th that its teams removed 714 mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Yemen last week.  This included 30 anti-tank mines and 684 UXO. Since its launch in 2018, Masam has cleared a total of 481,240 mines and UXO. Osama Al-Qasibi, the...

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 Project Removes 1,800 Explosive Devices in Yemen

Masam Project Removes 1,800 Explosive Devices in Yemen

On January 12, 2025, the Masam Project announced that it had removed nearly 1,800 explosive devices in Yemen since the start of the month. From January 1 to 10, the teams cleared 1,790 mines, unexploded ordnance, and improvised explosive devices, covering 538,288 square meters. Project Director Osa...

"Masam" Project Reports Removal of 3,174 Mines in December

"Masam" Project Reports Removal of 3,174 Mines in December

On December 31, 2024, the Masam project, initiated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, announced the successful removal of 3,174 mines and unexploded ordnance in the fourth week of December. These explosives were reportedly planted by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, classified...

"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...

Marib Authorities Honor "Masam" Project for Landmine Clearance Efforts

Marib Authorities Honor "Masam" Project for Landmine Clearance Efforts

On December 11, 2024, Dr. Abdu Rabbu Miftah, the Deputy Governor of Marib in northeastern Yemen, awarded the "Masam" project for its significant contributions to clearing landmines in Yemen. The recognition came during a ceremony marking International Human Rights Day, where the project ...

Masam Project Destroys 1,359 Unexploded Ordnance in Abyan

Masam Project Destroys 1,359 Unexploded Ordnance in Abyan

On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as Masam, reported that its engineering teams have destroyed 1,359 pieces of unexploded ordnance left behind by the Houthi movement in the Dufas area of Zinjibar District, Abyan Governorate. According to the...

“MASAM” Project Removes 1,500 Explosive Materials in One Week

“MASAM” Project Removes 1,500 Explosive Materials in One Week

On Sunday, October 6, 2024, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's “Masam” project announced the removal of over 1,500 explosive materials from war remnants in Yemen during the past week. In a press release shared with "Barran Press," the project’s ...

Yemen: "Masam" Removes Nearly 6,000 Landmines in September

Yemen: "Masam" Removes Nearly 6,000 Landmines in September

The Masam project, part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, reported on Tuesday that its teams removed a total of 5,962 landmines planted by the Houthi group across several Yemeni provinces in September 2024. In a statement shared with Barran Press, the center noted that duri...