Director General of the Masam Project to clear Yemen of landmines said that the total number of destruction operations in 2023 reached 59 operations, during which the project was able to destroy 47,204 explosive objects, including 677 anti-personnel landmines, 7,674 anti-tank mines, 38,504 unexploded ordnance, and 349 explosive devices.
He added that the operations to destroy mines, explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance carried out by Masam Project during the year 2023 in all the areas covered by the project in Marib and Aden, have achieved pioneering results, reflected in the documented removal and dismantling of landmines during these operations in those areas.
Al-Gosaibi pointed out that the destruction operations carried out by the project on the West Coast amounted to 52 operations, during which 36,647 items were disposed of, including 566 anti-personnel mines, 5,928 anti-tank mines, 29,857 unexploded ordnance, and 296 explosive devices.