Masam clears 2,037 Houthi-laid mines in final week of October
The project says its teams have removed 600,000 mines and explosive devices since launch, with 6,511 cleared in October alone.
The Saudi-funded Masam project removed 2,037 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Yemen during the final week of October 2026, the news agency of Yemen's internationally recognised government Saba (Government) reported.
The project said the clearance included 109 anti-tank mines, 33 anti-personnel mines, 1,890 unexploded ordnance items and five explosive devices.
With this operation, the total number of mines and explosive remnants cleared in October rose to 6,511, the project said.
The project said its teams have removed 600,000 mines and explosive devices since it began work.
The Masam project said the Houthi militia planted the explosives indiscriminately across several Yemeni governorates, posing a deadly threat to civilians, particularly children, women and the elderly.
Saudi Arabia supports the mine-clearance work through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the project said, with the aim of protecting civilians and helping Yemenis live in safety.
Yemen has been torn by conflict since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, and a Saudi-led coalition has backed the internationally recognised government since 2015.
During that fighting, mines and unexploded munitions have spread across farmland, roads and residential areas, and aid agencies have repeatedly warned that they kill and maim civilians long after combat ends.
Clearing them is slow and dangerous work, which is why mine-action programmes such as Masam remain a central part of efforts to make affected areas safe for return.
