The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center “Masam” project to clear Yemeni lands of mines during the fifth week of October 2024 AD was able to remove 636 mines in various regions of Yemen, including 4 anti-personnel mines, 36 anti-tank mines, and 596 unused ammunition. Exploded. The Masam team was able to remove 146 unexploded ordnance in Aden Governorate, and in the Hays District of Hodeidah Governorate, one anti-personnel mine, one anti-tank mine, and one unexploded ordnance were removed.
In Al-Waht District in Lahj Governorate, the team was able to remove 3 unexploded ordnance, and in Ma’rib Governorate, the team removed 3 anti-tank mines in Harib District, and 30 anti-tank mines and 300 unexploded ordnance in Ma’rib District.
In Taiz Governorate, the team removed 3 anti-personnel mines and 58 unexploded ordnance in Dhubab District, two anti-tank mines and 83 unexploded ordnance in Al-Mukha District, and 5 unexploded ordnance in Al-Muzaffar District, bringing the number of mines cleared during the month of October to 4,394. Mines, while the number of mines removed since the beginning of the “Masam” project has increased until now to 468 thousand and 67 mines that were planted randomly in various Yemeni territories to claim more innocent victims from children, women and the elderly.