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MASAM removes 477,583 landmines

[06/01/2025 01:51]

ADEN - SABA
The Director General of the "MASAM" project Osama al-Qusaibi has announced that field teams have removed 477, 583 landmines, unexploded ordnance and explosive devices since the project's inception until January 3.

Al-Qusaibi clarified in a statement published by the Masam media office that the teams have removed 316,862 unexploded ordnance and 8,184 explosive devices since the beginning of the project.

The project director mentioned that the teams have also removed 145,887 anti-tank mines and 6,690 anti-personnel mines so far.

He pointed out that the engineering teams affiliated with the Masam project have managed to clear 63,678,113 square meters of Yemeni land that were previously contaminated with mines, ordnance, and explosive devices.