Ousama Algosaibi: 59 landmine-destruction operations carried out by Masam during 2023

The Managing Director of Masam Landmine Clearance Project in Yemen, Mr. Ousama Algosaibi, said that the operations of damaging mines, explosive devices and unexploded ordnance, carried out by Masam Project during the year 2023 in all the areas covered by both Marib and Aden headquarters of the project, have achieved pioneering results. These results have been reflected by documented numbers of the clearance and destruction operations in those areas.
Algosaibi stated that the total number of destruction operations in 2023 reached 59, during which the project was able to destroy 47,204 explosive objects, including 677 anti-personnel mines, 7,674 anti-tank mines, 38,504 unexploded ordnance, and 349 explosive devices.

47204… the harvest of Marib and the West Coast related to the unexploded materials
In the context of Masam managing director’s review of the project’s achievements in the areas subject to the supervision of Aden headquarters, Algosaibi stated that the destruction operations carried out by Masam on the West Coast amounted to 52 operations, during which 36,647 materials were disposed of, including 566 anti-personnel mines, 5,928 anti-tank mines, and 29,857 unexploded ordnance and 296 explosive devices.
Algosaibi also said that seven destruction operations were carried out by Masam’s teams in the areas under the supervision of Marib headquarters, resulting in the destruction of 10,557 materials, including 111 anti-personnel mines, 1,746 anti-tank mines, 8,647 unexploded ordnance, and 53 explosive devices.
Masam general managing director said that the destruction operations involved the blasting method or the use of T-Jet 500 technology, depending on the nature of some of the materials.