Masam Landmine Clearance Project - Yemen

"The prohibition of anti-personnel #landmines reflects a clear legal and #humanitarian consensus: these weapons are inherently indiscriminate and unacceptable. Their use in civilian environments is a direct threat to lives and must be addressed through sustained clearance." - @AlgosaibiOusama, MD, Project Masam #MineAction @UNMAS

Banned under international #law, anti-personnel #landmines remain one of the most dangerous threats to civilians: they are indiscriminate, persistent, and often hidden in everyday environments. Clearing them saves lives across #Yemen. #MineAction @UNMAS

Project Masam teams have cleared 3,500 #explosive threats across #Yemen so far in March 2026, including 12 anti-personnel #landmines, 242 anti-tank mines, 3,233 UXO and 13 IEDs, while securing 41,280 sqm of land for civilian use. Read more: shorturl.at/FrYh6 #MineAction @UNMAS

Did you know? Since mid-2018, Project Masam has cleared 549,452 explosive threats across #Yemen, including 7,117 anti-personnel #landmines, 150,682 anti-tank mines, 8,418 IEDs and 383,235 UXO, making over 77.98 million sqm of land safe for civilians. #MineAction @UNMAS

On the occasion of #Eid al-Fitr, as teams prepare to resume activities following #Ramadan, including refresher training, we extend our warmest wishes to colleagues, partners, and communities in #Yemen and across the region. 🌙 We wish for peace, safety, and prosperity. #EidMubarak #MineAction @UNMAS

"The report findings described as "alarming" reflect what our teams see on the ground: #landmines and IEDs continue to affect civilian areas, including those used daily by #women and families. The threat remains active across contaminated environments and requires sustained, systematic clearance." - @AlgosaibiOusama, MD, Project Masam #MineAction

Following reports of #violations against women in #Yemen - including landmine-related deaths - Project Masam continues clearance operations in some of the most affected areas. In Taiz, Al-Jawf, Al-Hudaydah and Al-Dhale (among the governorates most impacted) our teams have cleared 208,381 explosive hazards since launch: shorturl.at/R6ImT #MineAction #HumanRightsForAll @UNMAS

The @YemenNetworkRF reports 5,834 violations against #women in #Yemen since 2017, including 274 landmine-related deaths. The data highlights ongoing contamination across civilian environments and reiterates the need for sustained #humanitarian mine clearance. 🔗 shorturl.at/R1QGL #MineAction

Three children killed and one injured in Abs District, Hajjah #Yemen this week by a #Houthi-laid landmine. Hajjah remains among the most contaminated areas where Project Masam teams are working to reduce the threat to civilians and restore safe access to land. #MineAction yemenmonitor.com/en/Details/Art…

"The types of devices we encounter in #Yemen can vary significantly, and teams must be prepared for that," says Retief Horn, Deputy MD. With #IED and #explosive specialists supporting training, teams remain ready to operate safely in complex environments. 🔗 shorturl.at/Hjpl0 #MineAction @UNMAS

"Sometimes our teams encounter a mine they have never seen before." As @AlgosaibiOusama explains, our teams are trained to analyse and adapt to evolving, locally made #explosive threats in #Yemen, making refresher #training essential. 🔗 shorturl.at/Hjpl0 #MineAction @UNMAS

Our #humanitarian mine clearance work in #Yemen has been featured again by #MineAction Weekly curated by @_MarkSchindler, highlighting the removal of 1,263 explosive threats in one week and the destruction of 926 war remnants in Mukalla. Project Masam continues working to make Yemen safer. Read the neewsletter here: shorturl.at/aNGdK

Project Masam teams have cleared 2,171 #explosive threats across #Yemen so far in March 2026, including six anti-personnel #landmines, 42 anti-tank mines, 2,117 UXO and 6 IEDs, while securing 24,580 sqm of land for civilian use. Read more: shorturl.at/GnP0O #MineAction @UNMAS

Since mid-2018, Project Masam has cleared 548,123 explosive threats across #Yemen, including 7,111 anti-personnel #landmines, 150,482 anti-tank mines, 8,411 IEDs and 382,119 UXO, making over 77.97 million sqm of land safe for civilians. #MineAction @UNMAS

The latest bulk demolition carried out by Project Masam’s Special Task Team #EOD in Mukalla, #Yemen included the destruction of: • Nine guided missiles • 12 anti-personnel mines • 687 shells of various calibres • 137 fuses and detonators • 17 hand grenades • 791 rounds of ammunition #MineAction #SaveLives @UNMAS

Project Masam’s EOD #emergency teams safely destroyed 1,681 landmines and explosive remnants of war today in Mukalla, #Yemen. 👉🏾shorturl.at/FK3Mg #MineAction @UNMAS

"Sometimes our teams encounter #landmines they are seeing for the first time." - @AlgosaibiOusama , MD, Project Masam. In #Yemen’s evolving minefields, deminers must constantly adapt to unfamiliar threats. Refresher training helps teams stay prepared. Read more: shorturl.at/o1vDk

For Project Masam, post-#Ramadan refresher training helps re-sharpen skills after the operational pause, by strengthening safety awareness and readiness as teams resume the life-saving work of clearing #landmines and explosive remnants of #war across #Yemen. #MineAction @UNMAS

In line with international #MineAction standards, these sessions reinforce core procedures: safe clearance techniques, medical preparedness, and team coordination. Refresher #training helps ensure every deminer returns to work fully ready to operate safely and effectively. #SaveLives

After a much-deserved #Ramadan break, refresher training is essential before demining teams return to the field. In #humanitarian #MineAction, maintaining technical competency and discipline is critical to ensuring safe operations for both personnel and the communities they protect.