Masam destroys 724 mines in Hadhramaut and saves village from disaster

4 July 2026 - 19:15 | Last update 4 July 2026 - 19:15

Mine destruction operation in Hadhramaut.

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Ahmed Al-Shamiri

The Masam demining project announced today (Saturday) the destruction of 724 pieces of mines and war remnants in the city of Mukalla, Hadhramaut governorate, eastern Yemen.

The project explained that its emergency teams, in cooperation with the Executive Center for Mine Action, carried out the destruction operation on Wednesday, which included 29 plastic anti-personnel mines, one directional mine, 55 60mm mortar shells, 88 23mm artillery shells, 12 RPG rounds, 18 hand grenades, 18 RPG charges, 486 artillery shell fuses, and 17 tank shell charges.

He pointed out that this operation is the ninth in Hadhramaut governorate since mid-January, bringing the total destroyed by the project's teams since January 17 to 16,187 pieces of mines, explosive devices, and unexploded ordnance.

In Hajjah governorate, the Masam project succeeded in averting a potential disaster for the residents of Bani Khouri village in Hiran district, following a report from the village's sheikh, Ali Khouri, about a minefield only about 100 meters away from houses.

The project confirmed that its teams responded immediately to the report and began surveying and clearing operations to secure the area and protect civilians.

Team leader engineer Al-Baraa Al-Rohani said that the team managed within the first hours to dismantle two anti-personnel mines and is continuing to deal with three anti-tank mines, one of which is equipped with a decoy trap targeting demining teams.

Al-Rohani called on citizens not to approach the site until the survey and full clearance of the area are completed, for their safety.

Saudi Masam project demining in Yemen destruction of war remnants in Hadhramaut