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...
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...
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...
ABYAN, Yemen — Two young sisters were injured in an explosion caused by unexploded ordnance left behind by Iran-backed Houthi militants at a displacement camp in the Shuqrah district of Abyan on Friday. According to a statement from the Shuqrah police, the injured girls, Iman Amin Zahir, ...
The MASAM Project, part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, announced on January 6, 2025, that its teams have successfully removed 477,583 landmines, unexploded munitions, and improvised explosive devices since the project began. Osama Al-Qusaibi, the Director General of the ...
AL HODEIDAH, Yemen — On January 5, 2025, the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) confirmed that 13 civilians, including eight children, were killed or injured in landmine incidents in Al Hudaydah province during December 2024. In a statement reviewed by "...
On January 1, 2024, the Yemeni Landmine Monitor, a non-governmental organization, reported that 28 civilians were killed or injured due to Houthi landmine explosions during December 2023. In a series of posts shared on X (monitored by Barran Press), the monitor detailed that their field teams d...
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...
On December 23, 2024, the “Masam” project, dedicated to clearing Yemen of landmines, announced that its teams successfully removed 570 landmines and unexploded ordnance last week. This brings the total cleared since the beginning of December to 2,224 explosive devices. In a press re...
Local sources reported on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, that an elderly man was injured by a landmine explosion, which they attributed to remnants of the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, in Hajjah Governorate (northwestern Yemen). According to the Ministry of ...
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...
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 ...
Local sources reported on Saturday, December 7, 2024, that a civilian was killed and another injured due to the explosion of a landmine in southern Hodeidah, western Yemen. The mine, identified as an "anti-vehicle" type, is believed to be one of the remnants left by the Houthi movement, ...
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...
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as MASAM, announced the removal of 618 landmines and unexploded ordnance across various regions of Yemen during the fourth week of November. These devices were planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group, which is i...
On November 19, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing Yemeni lands of landmines, known as "Masam," reported that its engineering teams removed 614 landmines and unexploded ordnance during the second week of November. The project attributed these explosives to the Houthi group, which is in...
On November 18, 2024, the Yemeni Mine Observatory reported that a 13-year-old boy sustained severe injuries after being struck by an unexploded ordnance in the Durayhimi district, south of Hodeidah city. According to the observatory, the child, Yahya Mashhour, was harmed by the explosion of a w...
On November 11, 2024, the Saudi project for clearing landmines in Yemen, known as "Masam," announced that its teams removed a total of 895 landmines and unexploded ordnance during the first week of November. The organization stated that these mines were planted by the Houthi militia, whi...
Local sources reported on November 8, 2024, that a young man was injured by the explosion of a landmine, remnants of the Iran-aligned Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization, in southern Al-Hudaydah Province. According to Yemen’s Ministry of Defense website, September Net, th...
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 t...