KSrelief MASAM Teams Continue to Deactivate Explosive Devices in Yemen

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: During the 2^nd week of August 2023, MASAM project teams from King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) deactivated a total of 1,055 explosive devices, including 112 anti-vehicle mines, 2 antipersonnel mines, 15 improvised explosive device and 926 pieces of unexploded ordnance.

Since the project began in June 2018, expert teams from the MASAM de-mining program have deactivated more than 410,701 devices planted by Houthi militias during the ongoing conflict in Yemen. More than one million land mines, IEDs, and other devices have been deployed by the militias in populated areas throughout the country, wounding and killing many innocent civilians. These devices remain a serious threat to the safety and security of Yemen.