Masam Chief Decries International Neglect as Houthi Mines Multiply

Masam Chief Decries International Neglect as Houthi Mines Multiply

Osama Al-Qosaibi, Director General of Yemen's Masam Landmine Clearance Project, sharply criticized the international community's inadequate response to the country's devastating landmine crisis. He specifically condemned the withdrawal of support from crucial mine clearance organizatio...

Houthi Landmine Explosion Kills Civilian in Hudeidah

Houthi Landmine Explosion Kills Civilian in Hudeidah

Mahmoud Mohammed Abdullah Abkar, a 38-year-old civilian, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis in the Al-Durayhimi District of Hodeidah, Yemen. The explosion occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. as Abkar was transporting charcoal west of Al-Shajan village, a livelihood activi...

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...

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...

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

A 17-year-old boy, R.M.A.M. Al-Sabri, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group in the Al-Had district of Yafa, Lahj, southern Yemen, on February 24th. Lahj security authorities confirmed the death. According to a statement from Lahj Police, the boy died from injuries sus...

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Twenty-two sheep were killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, south of Marib,on Sunday. A local source in Marib Governorate reported that Saleh Saeed Al-Qubaisi was herding 25 sheep in Jabal Al-Duma area of the Mala’a mountain range, located between the Harib and Al-Juba ...

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

On Thursday, a 9-year-old girl, Aisha Ali Bakheet, was killed by a landmine explosion in Beit al-Faqih district of Hodeidah governorate, according to human rights sources. The Yemeni Mine Observatory reported on X that Aisha was herding sheep in the "Amzahar" area when the blast occurred...

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...

Civilian Killed by Houthi Landmine in Nihm, Rights Org Reports

Civilian Killed by Houthi Landmine in Nihm, Rights Org Reports

Shohood, a human rights organization, reported on Sunday that a civilian was killed by a landmine explosion in the Nihm district, east of Sana'a. The landmine was one of many planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group. In a statement shared with Barran Press, Shohood identified the victim as A...

Woman Critically Wounded by Houthi Sniper in Taiz

Woman Critically Wounded by Houthi Sniper in Taiz

A woman was critically injured by a Houthi sniper in Taiz, southwestern Yemen, on Sunday, according to local sources. September Net, the Yemeni army's website, reported that Noor Ghalib was shot in the head late Saturday while gathering firewood near her home in the Asifra area.  She w...

Five Civilians, Including Child, Injured by Landmines in Yemen

Five Civilians, Including Child, Injured by Landmines in Yemen

Five civilians, including a child, were injured in separate landmine explosions in Al Hudaydah and Al Jawf, Yemen, on Monday, according to a rights monitor.  The Yemen Landmine Monitor reported on X platform, as observed by Barran Press, that a father and son were injured in Al Khawkhah, Hodeid...

Houthi Landmine Injures Traveler, Destroys Vehicle in Al-Jawf

Houthi Landmine Injures Traveler, Destroys Vehicle in Al-Jawf

A traveler was injured and his vehicle destroyed on Sunday when it struck a Houthi-planted landmine in Al-Jawf, northeastern Yemen. The explosion occurred on a desert road, impacting the vehicle of Mohammed Ali Shua'i Mahdi. While Mr. Mahdi was injured and taken to Al-Jawf Hospital, other pass...

Landmines Claim 41 Civilian Lives in Hodeidah in 2024

Landmines Claim 41 Civilian Lives in Hodeidah in 2024

The UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement reported that landmines caused 41 civilian deaths and 52 injuries in Hodeidah over the past year. Women and children accounted for 40% of the victims. While the number of incidents has decreased compared to 2023, Yemen remains deeply affected by exp...

Israeli Forces Report Casualties in Double Ambush in Northern Gaza

Israeli Forces Report Casualties in Double Ambush in Northern Gaza

On January 11, 2025, Israeli forces reported nine soldiers were either killed or injured in a double ambush in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. Four soldiers died, and five were injured when a high-explosive device targeted a patrol. The attack combined a landmine explosion and gunfire. Since Octobe...