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'MASAM' demines 1444 Houthis-laid landmines in 1st week of April

[11/04/2022 06:43]

ADEN-SABA
KSrelief Center's Demining Project in Yemen "MASAM" pulled out 1444 of landmines, unexploded ordnances (UXO) and explosives devices in the first week of April 2022 planted by Iran-backed Houthi militiamen in different Yemeni governorates.

The Center reported that MASAM's deminers extracted 19 anti-personnel and 784 anti-tanks landmines, 640 UXO and one explosives devices.

This brings total number of the Houthis' landmines removed by MASAM up to 330 thousand and 981.

Houthi militias have continued to randomly plant landmines that kill, hurt and main the innocent civilians every day.

A human rights report published last week revealed that landmines planted by the Houthi militias killed 2,818 civilians and injured 3,655 others during the period from April 2014 to March 2022 in 17 governorates.