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"MASAM" destroys 1155 landmines, UXOs, explosive devices

[12/09/2020 04:14]

HODEIDAH-SABA
KSrelief Demining Project in Yemen "MASAM" reported to have destroyed 1155 of landmines, Unexploded ordinances (UXO) and explosive devices in the western coast of Yemen. It is the 80th operation of its kind in Yemen and 28th one in the western coast to be carried out by MASAM.

The General Director of MASAM Osama al-Qusiebi said the destruction operation carried out in the area of Bab el-Mandab included 313 anti-armored vehicles, 313 fuses, 203 UXO, 315 detonators, 5 anti-personnel landmines and 6 booby-trapped missiles.

Since it has begun its mission in Yemen in 2018 MASAM has managed to remove up to 183 thousand landmines, UXOs and explosive devices planted by Iran-allied Houthi militiamen in different Yemeni regions.
MASAM has got 32 teams distributed to 8 governorates.