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KSrelief demining project removes more than 1,400 mines in Yemen within a week

RIYADH, 12 April 2022, (TON): More than 1,400 landmines planted by the Houthi milita in various regions of Yemen were cleared by a Saudi-backed demining program, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The ‘Masam’ demining project, run by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, dismantled 1,444 mines, including 19 anti-personnel mines, 784 anti-tank mines, 640 unexploded ordnance and one explosive device during the first week of April.

According to the SPA report “the number of mines dismantled since the beginning of the “Masam” project so far has reached 330,981.”

The project, launched in 2018, aims to remove mines planted by the Houthi militia indiscriminately throughout Yemen, which often claim the lives of children, women and the elderly.

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