RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam removed 875 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week.
The total included 498 unexploded ordnances, 367 anti-tank mines, seven anti-personnel mines and three improvised explosive devices, according to a recent report.
Ousama Al-Gosaibi, the initiative’s managing director, said that 525,499 mines have been cleared since the project began in 2018.
The explosives were planted indiscriminately and posed a threat to civilians, including children, women and the elderly.
The demining operations took place in Marib, Aden, Jouf, Shabwa, Taiz, Hodeidah, Lahij, Sanaa, Al-Bayda, Al-Dhale and Saada.
