A civilian vehicle was severely damaged on Sunday in Al-Jawf Governorate, northeastern Yemen, when it detonated a landmine left by the Iran-backed Houthis. A local source informed "Barran Press" that the driver, Mohammed Masoud Qaboua, survived, though the rear of his vehicle was complet...
In Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen, two children were injured on Saturday when a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis exploded. The incident occurred in the Al-Waziyah district. Yemen's Ministry of Defense official website, "September Net," reported that the landmine d...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
Military sources reported that Iran-backed Houthis deployed drones to strike mine clearance equipment at the eastern entrance to Taiz city in southwest Yemen. According to Barran Press, the targeted gear belonged to HALO Trust Yemen, which was surveying the Kamb neighborhood for landmines—pr...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
The Saudi-funded "MASAM" project, dedicated to clearing Yemeni lands of mines, announced on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, that its teams had removed over 1,100 mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during the third week of August. These explosive devices were planted by the Houthi ...
Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtri, a member of the National Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations, has revealed that over 1700 people have been killed or injured by landmines in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz, with the majority of victims being women and children. In an interview with &...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Two brothers were killed on Wednesday, August 7th, when they triggered a landmine planted by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the western Yemeni governorate of Hodeidah. The Yemeni Mine Observatory reported that Mohammed Ayash Qubaishi (26) and Abdullah Ayash Qubaishi (28) ...
The Yemeni Mine Action Center reported on Sunday, July 28, 2024, that one child was killed and 11 civilians, including children and women, were injured in landmine explosions in four Yemeni governorates over the past 24 hours. The landmines were remnants of the Houthi group, internationally ...
The Saudi project "MASAM," dedicated to clearing Yemeni lands of landmines, announced on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the removal of 882 landmines planted by the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, across various Yemeni governorates during the second week of ...
The Saudi Project for the Clearance of Yemeni Lands from Mines (MASAM) announced on Monday, June 24, 2024, that it had removed 645 mines during the third week of June in various Yemeni governorates. The project stated that the mines were planted by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organ...