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- Project clears unexploded ordnance, other mine types
- Masam Project has cleared 509,612 devices since 2018
RIYADH: 黑料社区鈥檚 Project for Landmine Clearance, known as Masam and launched by the nation鈥檚 aid agency KSrelief, eliminated 1,140 explosive devices this month across Yemen.
Engineers cleared 1,090 items of unexploded ordnance, 49 anti-tank mines, and one anti-personnel mine, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Masam Project has now cleared 509,612 explosive devices from the conflict-ravaged nation since its inception in July 2018.
The mines were scattered randomly across Yemeni territory, creating a significant threat to innocent civilians, it said in a statement.
Project Masam provides training and equipment for local demining engineers. Teams are tasked with clearing villages, roads and schools to facilitate the safe movement of civilians and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The project鈥檚 demining efforts have significantly reduced casualties and allowed displaced individuals and farmers to return to their land and resume cultivation.
The work has earned widespread praise from the UN and international organizations.